Ray Gaston
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 December 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1964–1965 | Coleraine | 2 | (1) |
| 1965–1966 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 1965–1968 | Coleraine | ? | (?) |
| 1968–1969 | Oxford United | 12 | (2) |
| 1969–1970 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 1970 | → Coleraine (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 1970–1972 | Finn Harps | 21 | (13) |
| 1972–1973 | Coleraine | ? | (?) |
| 1974–1975 | Ballymena United | ? | (?) |
| National team | |||
| 1968 | Northern Ireland | 1 | (0) |
| 1969 | Northern Ireland U23 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Ray Gaston (born 22 December 1946) is a former Northern Irish footballer who played for Coleraine, Oxford United and Lincoln City. During his spell at Oxford, he played just 12 league games.[1] Gaston also made one appearance for the Northern Ireland national side.
He made his Irish League debut for Coleraine F.C. in February 1965 scoring against Ards. Forming a potent partnership with Jimmy O'Neill (footballer born 1941) they helped win the Ulster Cup in 1968.
For Coleraine he scored 63 goals in 127 total appearances. He scored 14 goals in 26 total appearances for Harps. His son Paul also went on to play for Coleraine.
Honours
- Ulster Cup:
- Coleraine 1968-69
- North West Senior Cup
- Coleraine 1967-68
References
- ↑ "Oxford United". Neil Brown. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
External links
Sources
- The Finn Harps Story by Bartley Ramsay (ISBN 0-9558-0890-1)
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