Pat Raftery
Personal information
Full name Patrick Thomas Raftery[1]
Date of birth (1925-11-28)28 November 1925[1]
Place of birth Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Date of death 29 September 1998(1998-09-29) (aged 72)[2]
Position(s) Forward[1]
Youth career
Stanfields
Norton Miners
Harriseahead
Ravensdale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hull City
Ravensdale
1948–1950 Port Vale 5 (0)
Wellington Town
Stafford Rangers
Leek Town
Gresley Rovers
Audley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Patrick Thomas Raftery (28 November 1925 – 29 September 1998) was an English former footballer who played as a forward. He played for Port Vale in the English Football League, as well as a host of non-League clubs.

Career

Raftery played for Stanfields, Norton Miners, Harriseahead, Ravensdale (in two spells) and Hull City before joining his hometown club Port Vale as an amateur in November 1948.[1] After making his debut under manager Gordon Hodgson in a 3–0 home win over Leyton Orient on Christmas day of 1948, he signed as a professional the next month.[1] He played two Third Division South games in 1948–49, and then played three league games in 1949–50 before being transferred to Wellington Town in February 1950.[1] He later played for Stafford Rangers, Leek Town, Gresley Rovers and Audley.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale1948–49Third Division South20000020
1949–50Third Division South30000030
Total 50000050

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 244. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ Green, Sneyd; Raftery, Doris (8 January 2001). "Nostalgia Letter". This is Staffordshire. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  3. ↑ Pat Raftery at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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