Ray Warren (footballer) explained

Ray Warren
Fullname:Raymond Richard Warren
Birth Date:23 June 1918
Birth Place:Bristol, England
Death Place:Bristol, England
Height:5 ft 8 in[1]
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:Parson Street Old Boys
Years1:1936–1956
Clubs1:Bristol Rovers
Caps1:450
Goals1:28

Raymond Richard Warren (23 June 1918 – 13 March 1988) was a professional footballer who spent his entire career at Bristol Rovers.[2] He joined the club on 12 March 1936, at the age of 17, and spent twenty years playing as a centre-half with the Eastville club until retiring in 1956.[3] On 26 March 2021, Warren became the fifth player to be inducted into the newly created Bristol Rovers Hall of Fame.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Bristol Rovers. Rovers make clean sweep. Skill, youth and experience . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . xi . Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Youra Eshaya, the "Desert Footballer" . https://web.archive.org/web/20041217064951/http://www.zindamagazine.com/html/archives/2004/8.31.04/index_tue.php#TheLighthouse . dead . 17 December 2004 . Zinda magazine . 31 August 2004 . 9 November 2008 .
  3. Book: Byrne, Stephen . Jay, Mike . Bristol Rovers Football Club - The Definitive History 1883-2003. 2003 . Tempus. . 0-7524-2717-2. |page=p. 507
  4. Web site: Hall of Fame: Ray Warren. www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 26 March 2021. 26 March 2021.