Ray Wilson
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ramon Wilson | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1934 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 May 2018 (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1952–1964 | Huddersfield Town | 266 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 1964–1969 | Everton | 116 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1969–1970 | Oldham Athletic | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1970–1971 | Bradford City | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 409 | (6) | |||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| 1960–1968 | England | 63 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | Bradford City | ||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||||||
Ramon "Ray" Wilson MBE (17 December 1934 – 15 May 2018) was an English former footballer. He played at left back. He was a member of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup. In 1971, he managed the Bradford City football team. He was born in Shirebrook, Derbyshire.
Wilson lived in Slaithwaite near Huddersfield with his wife Pat. They had two children.[2] In 2004, Wilson was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.[3] He died of the disease on 15 May 2018 in Slaithwaite at the age of 83.[4]
Career statistics[change | change source]
Club[change | change source]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Huddersfield Town | 1955–56 | First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 1956–57 | Second Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| 1957–58 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 51 | 0 | ||||
| 1958–59 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 48 | 0 | ||||
| 1959–60 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 0 | ||||
| 1960–61 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | |||
| 1961–62 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 53 | 0 | |||
| 1962–63 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| 1963–64 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |||
| Total | 266 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 283 | 6 | ||
| Everton | 1964–65 | First Division | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1965–66 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| 1966–67 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 1967–68 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| 1968–69 | 4/2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 | — | 6/3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 114/2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 150/3 | 0 | ||
| Oldham Athletic | 1969–70 | Fourth Division | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Bradford City | 1970–71 | Fourth Division | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 407/2 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 5/1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 465/3 | 6 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
- ↑ Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
Honours[change | change source]
Everton
England
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ray Wilson (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ↑ "Footballers' wives of 1966 relive the memories". Daily Mail. 8 June 2006.
- ↑ Manger, Warren (2016-04-08). "Three 1966 World Cup heroes diagnosed with devastating Alzheimer's". mirror. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
- ↑ Glanville, Brian (May 16, 2018). "Ray Wilson obituary". The Guardian. Archived from the original on May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ↑ Frost, Terry (1990). Huddersfield Town A Complete Record 1910–1990. Derby: Breedon Books.
- ↑ Ian Ross and, Gordon Smailes (1993). Everton A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books.
- ↑ Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1899–1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-36-4.
- ↑ Dykes, Garth (1988). Oldham Athletic A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 978-0-907969-38-9.
Other websites[change | change source]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ray Wilson (association football player).
- My Yorkshire – Ray Wilson talks about the 1966 victory Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
- BBC radio interview with Ray Wilson, 1999
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