Charlie Rattray
Charles Robert Rattray (11 May 1911 – 1 October 1995) was an English footballer who scored 16 goals in 150 league games in a nine-year career in the Football League with Blackpool, Watford, Mansfield Town, Port Vale, and Accrington Stanley.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Robert Rattray[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1911[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Fleetwood, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1 October 1995 (aged 84)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Fleetwood, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1928–1929 | Fleetwood Windsor Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1929–1933 | Blackpool | 54 | (9) |
| 1934–1935 | Watford | 19 | (0) |
| 1936–1937 | Mansfield Town | 36 | (5) |
| 1937–1938 | Port Vale | 22 | (1) |
| 1938–1939 | Accrington Stanley | 19 | (1) |
| Fleetwood | |||
| Total | 150+ | (16+) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Rattray played for Fleetwood Windsor Villa, before joining Blackpool for a fee of £10.[2] He scored one goal in nine Second Division appearances in the 1929–30 season, as the "Tangerines" won promotion as champions; his goal came in a 6–0 win over Charlton Athletic at Bloomfield Road on 22 March. After avoiding relegation by slender margins in 1930–31 and 1931–32, Blackpool dropped out of the First Division in 1932–33. He then played 19 Third Division South games in an injury-hit spell at Watford, before scoring five goals in 36 Third Division North games for Mansfield Town. He joined Port Vale in May 1937.[1] He scored one goal in 22 Third Division North appearances in the 1937–38 season, but was given a free transfer from The Old Recreation Ground in May 1938.[1] He moved on to Accrington Stanley, scoring one goal in 19 Third Division North games. He played for Mossley as a wartime guest player in the 1939–40 season, scoring two goals in seven appearances[3] before ending his career with hometown club Fleetwood.
Style of play
Rattray was a skilful dribbling winger who was known by the nickname "Jazz" due to his tendency to "jazz around with the ball".[4]
Career statistics
Source:[5]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Blackpool | 1929–30 | Second Division | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 1930–31 | First Division | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 1931–32 | First Division | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| 1932–33 | First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1933–34 | First Division | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | |
| Total | 54 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 9 | ||
| Watford | 1934–35 | Third Division South | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Mansfield Town | 1936–37 | Third Division North | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 5 |
| Port Vale | 1937–38 | Third Division North | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 2 |
| Accrington Stanley | 1938–39 | Third Division North | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Career total | 150 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 169 | 18 | ||
References
- Specific
- Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 245. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- "Profile" (PDF). watfordfcarchive.com. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- "Complete A-Z of Mossley Players". Mossley Web. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- Fielding, Rob (22 June 2021). "Five of the best: Port Vale player nicknames". onevalefan.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- Charlie Rattray at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- General
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.