Sim Raleigh Explained

Sim Raleigh
Fullname:Simeon Raleigh
Birth Date:24 March 1909
Birth Place:Brinsworth, Rotherham, England
Death Place:Rochester, England
Position:Inside-forward
Years1:1929–1930
Years2:1930–1932
Years3:1932–1934
Clubs3:Gillingham[1]
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Caps2:31
Goals2:22
Caps3:83
Goals3:34
Totalcaps:114
Totalgoals:56
Club-Update:15 August 2007

Simeon Raleigh (24 March 1909 – 1 December 1934) was an English professional footballer.

Raleigh's clubs included Huddersfield Town, Hull City and Gillingham. While playing for Gillingham in a match against Brighton & Hove Albion on 1 December 1934, he was injured in a clash of heads with an opponent, and continued to play but collapsed later in the game and died in hospital that night. The club raised over for his widow and young son.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Triggs, Roger. The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd . 2001. 0-7524-2243-X. 26.
  2. Book: Triggs , Roger . Gillingham Football Club: A Chronology 1893-1984 . Kent County Libraries . 1984 . 13.