Sim Raleigh

Sim Raleigh
Personal information
Full name Simeon Raleigh
Date of birth (1909-03-24)24 March 1909
Place of birth Brinsworth, Rotherham, England
Date of death 1 December 1934(1934-12-01) (aged 25)
Place of death Rochester, England
Playing position Inside-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1929-1930 Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
1930-1932 Hull City 31 (22)
1932-1934 Gillingham[1] 83 (34)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 August 2007.

† Appearances (goals)

Simeon "Sim" Raleigh (24 March 1909 – 1 December 1934) was an English professional footballer.

Raleigh's clubs included Huddersfield Town, Hull City and Gillingham. While playing for Gillingham in a match against Brighton & Hove Albion on 1 December 1934, he suffered a haemorrhage following a blow to the head and died in hospital later the same day. The club raised over £250 for his widow and child.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 26. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
  2. ↑ Triggs, Roger (1984). Gillingham Football Club: A Chronology 1893-1984. Kent County Libraries. p. 13.
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