James Raven (footballer)

James Raven
Personal information
Full name	James Raven
Date of birth	29 March 1908
Place of birth	Nottingham, England
Date of death	2 January 1965 (aged 56)
Place of death	Nottingham, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Right half
Senior career*
Years	Team
1931–1933	Notts County
1933–1934	Folkestone
1934–1936	Brentford
1936–1937	Bristol Rovers
1937–1939	Wrexham
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.^[3]

Career

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.^[4] Raven returned to the Football League to join Second Division club Brentford in 1934.^[4] He made one appearance for the club, in a 0–0 draw with Nottingham Forest on 28 February 1935.^[5] Raven spent much of his time in the reserve team and won the 1934–35 London Challenge Cup with the team.^[6] 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.^[4]

Personal life

Raven worked for Nottingham Co-operative Dairy for over 20 years.^[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford	1934–35^[5]	Second Division	1	0	0	0	―		1	0
Bristol Rovers	1936–37^[7]	Third Division South	7	0	0	0	―		7	0
Wrexham	1937–38^[8]	Third Division North	36	1	2	0	1^[a]	0	39	1
	1938–39^[9]	Third Division North	19	0	0	0	3^[b]	0	22	0
	Total		55	1	2	0	4	0	61	1
Career total			63	1	2	0	4	0	69	1

^ Appearance in Welsh Cup
^ 2 appearances in Third Division North Cup, 1 appearance in Welsh Cup

Honours

Brentford Reserves

London Challenge Cup: 1934–35^[6]

References

^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 240. ISBN 978-1905891610.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Q and R". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
^ Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 97. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 131. ISBN 978-0955294914.
^ ^a ^b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 373. ISBN 0951526200.
^ ^a ^b Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 82. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
^ "Rovers results, appearances and goalscorers 1899 to 2022". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
^ "James Raven | Player Statistics". Wrexham AFC Archive. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^ "James Raven | Player Statistics". Wrexham AFC Archive. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

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