Pat Raftery (footballer)

Pat Raftery

Personal information
Full name	Patrick Thomas Raftery[1]
Date of birth	28 November 1925[1]
Place of birth	Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Date of death	29 September 1998 (aged 72)[2]
Playing position	Forward[1]
Youth career
	Stanfields
	Norton Miners
	Harriseahead
	Ravensdale
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Hull City
	Ravensdale
1948–1950	Port Vale	5	(0)
	Wellington Town
	Stafford Rangers
	Leek Town
	Gresley Rovers
	Audley
Total		5+	(0+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Patrick Thomas "Pat" Raftery (28 November 1925 – 29 September 1998) was an English former footballer who played as a forward. He played for Port Vale in the Football League, as well as a host of non-league clubs.

Playing career

Raftery played for Stanfields, Norton Miners, Harriseahead, Ravensdale (in two spells) and Hull City before joining his hometown club Port Vale as an amateur in November 1948.^[1] After making his debut under manager Gordon Hodgson in a 3–0 home win over Leyton Orient on Christmas day of 1948, he signed as a professional the next month.^[1] He played two Third Division South games in 1948–49, and then played three league games in 1949–50 before being transferred to Wellington Town in February 1950.^[1] He later played for Stafford Rangers, Leek Town, Gresley Rovers and Audley.^[1]

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 244. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. Green, Sneyd; Raftery, Doris (2001-01-08). "Nostalgia Letter". This is Staffordshire. Retrieved 2012-02-18.