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Ray Wilkins

English footballer and manager (1956–2018)

Raymond Colin "Butch" Wilkins MBE (14 September 1956 – 4 April 2018) was an English football player and coach.

Ray Wilkins
Wilkins in 2008
Personal information
Full name Raymond Colin Wilkins[1]
Date of birth (1956-09-14)14 September 1956
Place of birth Hillingdon, London, England, U.K.
Date of death 4 April 2018(2018-04-04) (aged 61)
Place of death Tooting, London, England, U.K.
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1979 Chelsea 179 (30)
1979–1984 Manchester United 160 (7)
1984–1987 Milan 73 (2)
1987 Paris Saint-Germain 13 (0)
1987–1989 Rangers 70 (2)
1989–1994 Queens Park Rangers 154 (7)
1994 Crystal Palace 1 (0)
1994–1996 Queens Park Rangers 21 (0)
1996 Wycombe Wanderers 1 (0)
1996–1997 Hibernian 16 (0)
1997 Millwall 3 (0)
1997 Leyton Orient 3 (0)
Total 694 (48)
National team
1976 England U21 1 (0)
1976–1986 England 84 (3[2])
Teams managed
1994–1996 Queens Park Rangers
1997–1998 Fulham
1998–2000 Chelsea (assistant)
2000–2002 Watford (assistant)
2003–2005 Millwall (assistant)
2004–2007 England U21 (assistant)
2008–2009 Chelsea (assistant)
2009 Chelsea (caretaker)
2009–2010 Chelsea (assistant)
2013–2014 Fulham (assistant)
2014–2015 Jordan
2015 Aston Villa (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Wilkins began his career at Chelsea, where he was appointed captain at the age of 18.[3] He later played for the likes of Manchester United, Milan, Queens Park Rangers, and Rangers. He won 84 caps for the England national football team from 1976 to 1986.

After his playing career ended, he worked as coach and manager with Queens Park Rangers, Fulham and Chelsea. He managed Jordan at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup and his last coaching job was as the assistant manager of Aston Villa later that year.

On 4 April 2018, Wilkins died of cardiac arrest at St George's Hospital in Tooting at the age of 61.[4]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5][6][7][8]
Club Season Division League National Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea 1973–74 First Division 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
1974–75 First Division 21 2 2 0 1 0 24 2
1975–76 Second Division 42 11 4 1 4 0 50 12
1976–77 Second Division 42 7 2 0 6 2 50 9
1977–78 First Division 33 7 3 1 4 1 40 9
1978–79 First Division 35 3 0 0 1 0 36 3
Total 179 30 12 2 16 3 207 35
Manchester United 1979–80 First Division 37 2 2 0 3 0 42 2
1980–81 First Division 13 0 2 0 0 0 15 0
1981–82 First Division 42 1 1 0 2 0 45 1
1982–83 First Division 26 1 4 1 6 0 36 2
1983–84 First Division 42 3 1 0 13 2 56 5
Total 160 7 10 1 24 2 194 10
A.C. Milan 1984–85 Serie A 28 0 12 0 0 0 40 0
1985–86 Serie A 29 2 6 1 6 0 41 3
1986–87 Serie A 16 0 7 0 1 0 24 0
Total 73 2 25 1 7 0 105 3
Paris Saint-Germain 1987–88 French Division 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Rangers 1987–88 Scottish Premier Division 24 1 3 0 2 0 29 1
1988–89 Scottish Premier Division 31 1 6 0 8 2 45 3
1989–90 Scottish Premier Division 15 0 0 0 7 0 22 0
Total 70 2 9 0 17 2 96 4
Queens Park Rangers 1989–90 First Division 23 1 9 2 0 0 32 3
1990–91 First Division 38 2 1 0 5 0 44 2
1991–92 First Division 27 1 1 0 2 1 30 2
1992–93 Premier League 27 2 1 0 4 0 32 2
1993–94 Premier League 39 1 1 0 4 0 44 1
Total 154 7 13 2 15 1 182 10
Crystal Palace 1994–95 Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Queens Park Rangers 1994–95 Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1995–96 Premier League 15 0 1 0 3 0 19 0
1996–97 First Division 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 21 0 1 0 3 0 25 0
Wycombe Wanderers 1996–97 Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Hibernian 1996–97 Scottish Premier Division 16 0 0 0 1 0 17 0
Millwall 1996–97 Second Division 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
Leyton Orient 1996–97 Third Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 694 48 70 6 84 8 848 62

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[9][10][11]
National team Year Apps Goals
England 1976 3 0
1977 7 0
1978 8 0
1979 9 1
1980 8 1
1981 7 0
1982 12 1
1983 1 0
1984 10 0
1985 9 0
1986 10 0
Total 84 3
Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wilkins goal.
List of international goals scored by Ray Wilkins
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 13 June 1979 Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria 24   Austria 3–3 3–4 Friendly [12]
2 12 June 1980 Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy 33   Belgium 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 1980 [13]
3 23 February 1982 Wembley Stadium, London, England 43   Northern Ireland 3–0 4–0 Home Championship [14]

Managerial statistics

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Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
P W D L Win %
Queens Park Rangers 15 November 1994 4 September 1996 80 31 13 36 038.75 [6]
Fulham 25 September 1997 7 May 1998 43 20 8 15 046.51 [6]
Chelsea (caretaker) 13 September 2000 17 September 2000 2 1 0 1 050.00 [6]
Chelsea (caretaker) 9 February 2009 14 February 2009 1 1 0 0 100.00 [6]
Jordan 3 September 2014 1 July 2015 15 2 2 11 013.33 [15]
Total 142 56 23 63 039.44

Honours

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Player

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Manchester United

Rangers

England

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "Ray Wilkins". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Arnhold, Matthias; Mamrud, Roberto. "England – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
  3. ↑ "Lessons from Senrab's soccer school". BBC Sport. 30 March 2004. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ray Wilkins: Former England captain dies in London hospital". BBC Sport. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Ray Wilkins at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Ray Wilkins at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  7. ↑ "Rangers - Wilkins, Ray". FitbaStats. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Hibernian - Wilkins, Ray". FitbaStats. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "Ray Wilkins". Eu-Football.info. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "We are saddened to hear about the passing of former England captain Ray Wilkins". The FA. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  11. ↑ Arnhold, Matthias; Mamrud, Roberto. "England – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
  12. ↑ Austria 4 – 3 England. England Stats. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  13. ↑ Croke, Ruaidhrí (3 May 2016). Euro Moments: Ray Wilkins produces moment of magic as English fans riot. Irish Times. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  14. ↑ Match No. 559 – Tuesday, 23 February 1982. England Stats. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  15. ↑ Ray Wilkins management career statistics at Soccerbase
  16. ↑ Haigh, Phil (4 April 2018). "Watch Ray Wilkins' FA Cup final goal for Manchester United vs Brighton in 1983 was an absolute peach". Metro. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  17. ↑ Butler, Cliff (4 April 2018). "United pay tribute to Ray Wilkins". Manchester United Football Club. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Ray Wilkins". Rangers F.C. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  19. ↑ Stanley Rous Cup-Part 2 (1986). Soccer Nostalgia (31 January 2017). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  20. ↑ Dillion, John (4 April 2018). "The gentleman of football: Ray Wilkins, a much-loved hero of the game and of London, will be missed very deeply". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  21. ↑ "Annual Awards". Chelsea Football Club. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  22. ↑ Walters, Mike (4 April 2018). 'If there was an award for nicest man in football, Ray Wilkins would have won it'. Mirror. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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