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Ray Drake
Personal information
Full name Raymond Bradwell Drake[1]
Date of birth (1934-10-24)24 October 1934[1]
Place of birth Stockport,[1] England
Date of death 30 March 2013(2013-03-30) (aged 78)[1]
Place of death Stockport,[1] England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1958 Stockport County 23 (19)
1958 Altrincham 5 (1[2])
1958-1960 Hyde United
1961-1962 Cheadle Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raymond Bradwell Drake (24 October 1934 – 30 March 2013) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stockport County.

Career

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Drake was born in Stockport and joined local side Stockport County in 1956. Drake made an instant impact for County scoring 19 goals in the first season as a professional. This prompted Bolton Wanderers to make a move for him as they saw him as a replacement for Nat Lofthouse but a move did not materialise. Drake then had a major fall out with the manager Willie Moir and he left and went on to play in non-league football.[3]

He joined Altrincham F.C. in 1958, scoring once in 5 games. He later plated for Hyde United and Cheadle Town.

References

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General

  • Ray Drake at the English National Football Archive (subscription required). Retrieved 19 April 2013.

Specific

  1. ^ a b c d e "Ray Drake". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Altrincham FC Legends".
  3. ^ "Ray Drake RIP". Stockport County F.C. 31 March 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2013.