James Raven (footballer)

James Raven (29 March 1908 – 2 January 1965) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford, Bristol Rovers and Wrexham as a right half.[3]

James Raven
Personal information
Full name James Raven[1]
Date of birth 29 March 1908
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Date of death 2 January 1965(1965-01-02) (aged 56)[2]
Place of death Nottingham, England[2]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1931–1933 Notts County 0 (0)
1933–1934 Folkestone
1934–1936 Brentford 1 (0)
1936–1937 Bristol Rovers 7 (0)
1937–1939 Wrexham 55 (1)
1946 Nottingham Corinthians
East End
Nottingham Co-operative Dairy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

A right half, Raven began his career at Second Division club Notts County and later dropped into non-League football to join Southern League Eastern Division club Folkestone.[4] Raven returned to the Football League to join Second Division club Brentford in 1934.[4] He made one appearance for the club, in a 0–0 draw with Nottingham Forest on 28 February 1935.[5] Raven spent much of his time in the reserve team and won the 1934–35 London Challenge Cup with the team.[6] He later played in both the Third Division North and South for Wrexham and Bristol Rovers respectively, before his career was brought to a halt by the outbreak of the Second World War.[4]

Personal life

Raven worked for Nottingham Co-operative Dairy for over 20 years.[2]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1934–35[5] Second Division 1 0 0 0 ― 1 0
Bristol Rovers 1936–37[7] Third Division South 7 0 0 0 ― 7 0
Wrexham 1937–38[8] Third Division North 36 1 2 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 39 1
1938–39[9] 19 0 0 0 3[lower-alpha 2] 0 22 0
Total 55 1 2 0 4 0 61 1
Career total 63 1 2 0 4 0 69 1
  1. Appearance in Welsh Cup
  2. 2 appearances in Third Division North Cup, 1 appearance in Welsh Cup

Honours

Brentford Reserves

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 240. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. "Q and R". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  3. Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 97. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  4. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 131. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  5. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 373. ISBN 0951526200.
  6. Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 82. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
  7. "Rovers results, appearances and goalscorers 1899 to 2022". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  8. "James Raven | Player Statistics". Wrexham AFC Archive. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  9. "James Raven | Player Statistics". Wrexham AFC Archive. Retrieved 1 December 2021.


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