Charlie Rattray

Charlie Rattray

Personal information
Full name	Charles Robert Rattray[1]
Date of birth	11 May 1911[1]
Place of birth	Fleetwood, England[1]
Date of death	1 October 1995 (aged 84)[1]
Place of death	Fleetwood, England[1]
Playing position	Right-winger
Youth career
1928–1929	Fleetwood Windsor Villa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1929–1933	Blackpool	54	(9)
1934–1935	Watford	19	(0)
1936–1937	Mansfield Town	36	(5)
1937–1938	Port Vale	22	(1)
1938–1939	Accrington Stanley	19	(1)
	Fleetwood
Total		150+	(16+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Charles Robert "Charlie" Rattray (11 May 1911 – 1 October 1995) was an English footballer who scored 16 goals in 150 league games in a nine-year career in the Football League with Blackpool, Watford, Mansfield Town, Port Vale, and Accrington Stanley.

Playing career

Rattray, known by the nickname "Jazz" due to his tendency to "jazz around with the ball", played for Fleetwood Windsor Villa, before joining Blackpool for a fee of £10.^[2] He scored one goal in nine Second Division appearances in the 1929–30 season, as the "Tangerines" won promotion as champions; his goal came in a 6–0 win over Charlton Athletic at Bloomfield Road on 22 March. After avoiding relegation by slender margins in 1930–31 and 1931–32, Blackpool dropped out of the First Division in 1932–33. He then played 19 Third Division South games in an injury-hit spell at Watford, before scoring five goals in 36 Third Division North games for Mansfield Town. He joined Port Vale in May 1937.^[1] He scored one goal in 22 Third Division North appearances in the 1937–38 season, but was given a free transfer from The Old Recreation Ground in May 1938.^[1] He moved on to Accrington Stanley, scoring one goal in 19 Third Division North games, before ending his career with hometown club Fleetwood.

Statistics

• Sourced from Charlie Rattray profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Blackpool	1929–30	Second Division	9	1	0	0	0	0	9	1
	1930–31	First Division	19	1	2	0	0	0	21	1
	1931–32	First Division	7	1	0	0	0	0	7	1
	1932–33	First Division	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	1933–34	First Division	12	6	1	0	0	0	13	6
	Total		54	9	3	0	0	0	57	9
Watford	1934–35	Third Division South	19	0	3	1	4	0	26	1
Mansfield Town	1936–37	Third Division North	36	5	2	0	1	0	39	5
Port Vale	1937–38	Third Division North	22	1	1	0	2	1	25	2
Accrington Stanley	1938–39	Third Division North	19	1	1	0	2	0	22	1
Career Total			150	16	10	1	9	1	169	18

Honours

with Blackpool

• Football League Second Division champion: 1929–30

References

Specific

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 245. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. "Profile" (PDF). watfordfcarchive.com. Retrieved 26 August 2015.

General

• Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.