George Raitt | |
Birth Date: | 1888 8, df=y |
Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland[1] |
Death Place: | Brighton, Australia |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 1909–1911 |
Clubs1: | Cambuslang Rangers |
Years2: | 1911–1912 |
Clubs2: | Huddersfield Town |
Caps2: | 6 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1913–1925 |
Clubs3: | Melbourne Thistle |
Nationalyears1: | 1924 |
Nationalteam1: | Australia |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
George Peter Raitt (14 August 1888 – 24 June 1960) was a professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town.
Raitt moved to Victoria in Australia where he played for Melbourne Thistle, winning premierships in 1914 and 1915[2] and the league-cup double in 1925.[3] He captained the first touring Victorian state team in 1914 and continued to appear in representative teams for the state up to 1925.[4]
Raitt played three internationals for Australia, his one full A-international coming in a loss to Canada in 1924 at the age of 35.[4] [5]
He died in 1960 in Melbourne.[6]