Bill Ratcliffe (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Beaumont Ratcliffe | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Bolton upon Dearne | ||
| Date of death | 2003 (aged 93–94) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1928 | Mexborough Athletic | ||
| 1929 | Thurnscoe Victoria | ||
| 1930 | Bolton Albion | ||
| 1930-1931 | Bradford Park Avenue | ||
| 1931-1932 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| 1931-1935 | New Brighton | 131 | (4) |
| 1935 | Le Havre | ||
| 1935-1939 | Oldham Athletic | 156 | (1) |
| 1946-1949 | Reading | 32 | (0) |
| 1948-1949 | Watford | 24 | (0) |
| 1949 | Runcorn | ||
| 1951 | Earlestown | ||
| Total | 343 | (5) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Beaumont Ratcliffe (1909-2003) was an English footballer who played as a central defender for New Brighton, Oldham Athletic, Reading and Watford.[2][3][4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Oldham are an unknown quantity". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xiii – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "In the Mad Crowd".
- ^ "The English National Football Archive". enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Bill Ratcliffe".
- ^ "Oldham Athletic 4 - 2 Wrexham | Saturday, December 10th, 1938 | Match Details (Wrexham AFC Archive)".
- ^ "Player Details". 9 November 2016.
Categories:
- English men's footballers
- Mexborough Athletic F.C. players
- Thurnscoe Victoria F.C. players
- Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- New Brighton A.F.C. players
- Le Havre AC players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- Runcorn F.C. Halton players
- Earlestown F.C. players
- 1909 births
- 2003 deaths
- Men's association football central defenders
- People from Bolton upon Dearne
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
- Footballers from South Yorkshire
- English Football League players
- 20th-century English sportsmen