| W. C. Raftery | |
| Birth Date: | 28 July 1887 |
| Birth Place: | Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Ashland, Virginia, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1912–1913 |
| Player Team2: | Washington and Lee |
| Player Sport3: | Baseball |
| Player Years4: | c. 1912–1913 |
| Player Team4: | Washington and Lee |
| Player Positions: | Quarterback (football) Third baseman (baseball) |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1914–1916 |
| Coach Team2: | Washington and Lee (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1917 |
| Coach Team3: | Washington and Lee |
| Coach Years4: | 1919–1921 |
| Coach Team4: | Washington and Lee |
| Coach Years5: | 1927–1936 |
| Coach Team5: | VMI |
| Coach Sport6: | Basketball |
| Coach Years7: | 1913–1923 |
| Coach Team7: | Washington and Lee |
| Coach Years8: | 1913–1914 |
| Coach Team8: | VMI |
| Coach Years9: | 1922–1934 |
| Coach Team9: | VMI |
| Coach Sport10: | Baseball |
| Coach Years11: | 1914 |
| Coach Team11: | VMI |
| Overall Record: | 62–55–5 (football) 68–112 (basketball) |
| Championships: | Football 1 SAIAA (1921) |
William Caulfield Raftery (July 28, 1887 – July 2, 1965) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He was the 17th head football coach at Virginia Military Institute (VMI) located in Lexington, Virginia. He held that position for ten seasons, from 1927 until 1936.His career coaching record at VMI was 38–55–5. This ranks him fifth at VMI in total wins and 19th at VMI in winning percentage.[1]
Raftery was born in Worcester, Massachusetts.[2] He studied law at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, where played college football as a quarterback in 1912 and 1913.[3] He entered the pharmaceutical business in Ashland, Virginia in 1948, retiring in 1960. Raftery died on July 2, 1965, at his home in Ashland. He was buried in Lexington, Virginia.[4]