Ray Chatham
| Ray Chatham | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | Raymond Harold Chatham | |
| birthday | July 20, 1924 | |
| place of birth | Wolverhampton , England | |
| date of death | June 1, 1999 | |
| Place of death | Purley , England | |
| position | Middle runner | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| Oxley | ||
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1945-1954 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 76 (0) |
| 1954-1959 | Notts County | 127 (4) |
| 1959-1960 | Margate FC | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Raymond Harold "Ray" Chatham (born July 20, 1924 in Wolverhampton , † June 1, 1999 in Purley ) was an English football player . The center runner was part of the championship team of Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 1953/54 season, but did not come there regularly to train and then moved to Notts County .
Athletic career
Chatham began his career in the Wolverhampton borough of Oxley before joining his home club Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1945 . There he came to a total of 86 competitive appearances, especially at the beginning of the 1950s, including 76 in the top English division. Nevertheless, he was rarely first choice in the team of coach Stan Cullis and when the "Wolves" won the English championship in the 1953/54 season, he only contributed to one game against Blackpool FC (0-0) on September 19 1953 at. Even before winning the title, he moved on to the second division Notts County in January 1954 .
With the "Magpies" Chatham was in a good five years a regular player and a total of 127 league games. After relegation to the third division , he moved on to Margate FC in July 1958 , but after the resignation of coach Tommy Lawton at Notts County, returned to the old place of work after only a month. A year later, Chatham was hired by Margate FC. He stayed there for a year and played 44 competitive games.
After the end of his playing career, Chatham worked as a coach in Crawley and as a traveling salesman outside of football. He died in early June 1999 at the age of 74.
Web links
- Statistical data from the Post War English & Scottish Football League AZ Player's Database
- Ray Chatham in the barryhugmansfootballers.com database. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
Individual evidence
- ^ Tony Matthews, Wolverhampton Wanderers - The Complete Record . Breedon Books, Derby 2008, ISBN 978-1-85983-632-3 .
- ↑ Ray Chatham (Margate Football Club History)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chatham, Ray |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chatham, Raymond Harold (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wolverhampton |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 1, 1999 |
| Place of death | Purley |