Ray Harford
Footballer (1945-2003)
Raymond Thomas (Ray) Harford (1 June 1945 — 9 August 2003) is a former English football player.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Raymond Thomas Harford[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 1 June 1945||
Place of birth | Halifax, England[2] | ||
Date of death | 9 August 2003 | (aged 58)||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Youth career | |||
1961–1964 | Charlton Athletic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1964–1966 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | (0) |
1966–1967 | Exeter City | 55 | (1) |
1967–1971 | Lincoln City | 161 | (10) |
1971 | Mansfield Town | 7 | (0) |
1971–1973 | Port Vale | 20 | (1) |
1973 | → Colchester United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
1973–1975 | Colchester United | 105 | (4) |
1975 | Romford | 5 | (1) |
Total | 359 | (17) | |
Teams managed | |||
1984–1986 | Fulham | ||
1987–1990 | Luton Town | ||
1990–1991 | Wimbledon | ||
1995–1996 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
1997 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
1997–1998 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
2000 | Millwall (caretaker) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career statistics
changePlaying statistics
changeClub | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Charlton Athletic | 1965–66 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Exeter City | 1965–66 | Third Division | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
1966–67 | Fourth Division | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 3 | |
Total | 55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 60 | 3 | ||
Lincoln City | 1967–68 | Fourth Division | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 3 |
1968–69 | Fourth Division | 43 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 3 | |
1969–70 | Fourth Division | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 | |
1970–71 | Fourth Division | 44 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 1 | |
Total | 161 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 182 | 10 | ||
Mansfield Town | 1971–72 | Third Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Port Vale | 1971–72 | Third Division | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
1972–73 | Third Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
Colchester United | 1972–73 | Fourth Division | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
1973–74 | Fourth Division | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 2 | |
1974–75 | Third Division | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 2 | |
Total | 108 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 118 | 5 | ||
Career total | 354 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 392 | 19 |
Managerial statistics
changeTeam | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Fulham | 20 April 1984 | 10 June 1986 | 99 | 37 | 16 | 46 | 37.4 |
Luton Town | 15 June 1987 | 3 January 1990 | 126 | 47 | 34 | 45 | 37.3 |
Wimbledon | 18 June 1990 | 7 October 1991 | 56 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 35.7 |
Blackburn Rovers | 25 June 1995 | 25 October 1996 | 64 | 24 | 13 | 27 | 37.5 |
West Bromwich Albion | 6 February 1997 | 4 December 1997 | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 47.5 |
Queens Park Rangers | 5 December 1997 | 28 September 1998 | 41 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 12.2 |
Millwall (caretaker) | 17 September 2000 | 25 September 2000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
Total[4] | 428 | 154 | 105 | 169 | 36.0 |
Honours
changeas a player with Colchester United[5]
- Football League Fourth Division promotion: 1973–74
- Colchester United F.C. Player of the Year: 1974
as manager of Luton Town[5]
- League Cup: 1988; runner-up: 1989
References
change- ↑ "Ray Harford". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Harford, Raymond". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ↑ Glanville, Brian (11 August 2003). "Ray Harford". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ↑ Ray Harford management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Ray Harford – Players – Colchester United". coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2019.