Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 March 1957 | ||
Place of birth | Dewsbury, England | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1972–1975 | Bradford City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1975–1978 | Bradford City | 28 | (1) |
1979–1981 | Brisbane City | ||
1982–1986 | St. George | ||
1987 | Sydney Olympic | ||
1988 | Wollongong City | ||
1989 | St. George | ||
1989–1992 | Wollongong City | ||
1992 | Mount Pritchard | ||
International career | |||
1982–1986 | Australia | 21 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1987 | Sydney Olympic | ||
1989-1995 | Wollongong City | ||
1995-1997 | Sydney Olympic | ||
1999-2000 | Sydney United | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
David Ratcliffe (born 9 March 1957) is a former professional footballer. Born in England, he represented Australia at international level.[1]
Career
Born in Dewsbury, Ratcliffe joined Bradford City as an amateur in July 1972,[2] joining the first-team in March 1975.[3] He made 28 league appearances, scoring once, and two FA Cup appearances,[4] before leaving the club in June 1978.[2] He later played in Australia for Brisbane City, St. George, Sydney Olympic, Wollongong City and Mount Pritchard.[5][6]
He also earned 21 international caps for Australia between 1982 and 1986.[7][8]
He managed Wollongong City, Sydney Olympic, and Sydney United in the Australian National Soccer League.[9]
Sources
- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
References
- ↑ Socceroos Greats - Where are they now: David Ratcliffe theworldgame.sbs.com.au
- 1 2 Frost, p. 405
- ↑ "David Ratcliffe". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ↑ Frost, p. 387
- ↑ "Player search". The English National Football Archive. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ↑ "Australian Player Database R: Ranaldi–Renaud". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ↑ "David Ratcliffe". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ↑ "Former Roos receive caps". Australian FourFourTwo. 12 June 2009. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ↑ "David Ratcliffe". Retrieved 2 June 2022.
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