James Raven (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Raven[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1908 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Date of death | 2 January 1965 (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 | |||
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.
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.[3] Raven returned to the Football League to join Second Division club Brentford in 1934.[3] He made one appearance for the club, in a 0–0 draw with Nottingham Forest on 28 February 1935.[4] Raven spent much of his time in the reserve team and won the 1934–35 London Challenge Cup with the team.[5] 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.[3][6]
Personal life
Raven worked for Nottingham Co-operative Dairy for over 20 years.[2]
