James Raven (footballer) explained

James Raven
Fullname:	James Raven^[1]
Birth Date:	29 March 1908
Birth Place:	Nottingham, England
Death Place:	Nottingham, England
Height:	5ft 11in
Position:	Right half
Years1:	1931–1933
Clubs1:	Notts County
Caps1:	0
Goals1:	0
Years2:	1933–1934
Clubs2:	Folkestone
Years3:	1934–1936
Clubs3:	Brentford
Caps3:	1
Goals3:	0
Years4:	1936–1937
Clubs4:	Bristol Rovers
Caps4:	7
Goals4:	0
Years5:	1937–1939
Clubs5:	Wrexham
Caps5:	55
Goals5:	1
Years6:	1946
Clubs6:	Nottingham Corinthians
Clubs7:	East End
Clubs8:	Nottingham Co-operative Dairy

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.^[2]

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.^[3] Raven returned to the Football League to join Second Division club Brentford in 1934. He made one appearance for the club, in a 0–0 draw with Nottingham Forest on 28 February 1935.^[4] Raven spent much of his time in the reserve team and won the 1934–35 London Challenge Cup with the team.^[5] 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.

Personal life

Raven worked for Nottingham Co-operative Dairy for over 20 years.^[6]

Career statistics

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Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford	1934–35	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^[9]	0	39	1
	1938–39^[10]		19	0	0	0	3^[11]	0	22	0
	Total		55	1	2	0	4	0	61	1
Career total			63	1	2	0	4	0	69	1

1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 240.
2. Web site: Kaufman . Neilson . VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020 . 18 July 2020 . 97.
3. Book: Haynes . Graham . Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 . Coumbe . Frank . Yore Publications . 2006 . 978-0955294914 . Harefield . 131.
4. Book: 100 Years Of Brentford . Brentford FC . 1989 . 0951526200 . White . Eric . 373.
5. Book: Haynes, Graham . A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia . 1998 . Yore Publications . 1-874427-57-7 . 82.
6. Web site: Q and R . 16 March 2023 . The Bristol Rovers History Group . en.
7. Web site: Rovers results, appearances and goalscorers 1899 to 2022 . 10 July 2023 . The Bristol Rovers History Group.
8. Web site: James Raven Player Statistics . 1 December 2021 . Wrexham AFC Archive . en.
9. Appearance in Welsh Cup
10. Web site: James Raven Player Statistics . 1 December 2021 . Wrexham AFC Archive . en.
11. 2 appearances in Third Division North Cup, 1 appearance in Welsh Cup

Honours

Brentford Reserves

• London Challenge Cup: 1934–35