- Ray Carter
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playername = Ray Carter
fullname = Raymond Carter
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1951|5|1
cityofbirth =Chester
countryofbirth =England
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position = Midfielder
youthyears = c 1967–1971
youthclubs = Chester
years = 1971–1974
1974–1975
1975–?
clubs = Chester
Crewe Alexandra
Bangor City
caps(goals) = 0 62 0 (0)
0 26 0 (3)
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ntupdate =Raymond 'Ray' Carter (born
May 1 1951 ,Chester ) is a former English footballer. He played inThe Football League for Chester and Crewe Alexandra during the1970s .Carter progressed through Chester's youth ranks to break into the first team ranks early in the 1971–72 season at the same time as fellow homegrown talent
Graham Futcher as the youth policy underCliff Sear began to pay dividends. [Sumner (1997), p 84] He spent three years involved in the first team in midfield without scoring. [Sumner (1997), p 136]In July 1974, Carter switched to Crewe Alexandra, where he played for one season before dropping into non–league football with Bangor City. [cite web|url= http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/crewe/crewe.htm |title= Crewe Alexandra 1946/47-2007/08| publisher=Neil Brown| accessdate=2008-09-18] Appropriately his final Football League appearance for Crewe came against Chester on the final day of the 1974–75 season, when Chester's 1–0 win at
Gresty Road was ultimately enough to secure them promotion. [Sumner (1997), p 87]External Links
* [http://www.chester-city.co.uk/harry_mcnally_funeral_3.asp Picture of Ray Carter in 2004]
* [http://www.chester-city.co.uk/team_72-73.asp Chester team photo 1972–73 (featuring Carter)]Bibliography
*cite book | first=Chas | last=Sumner| coauthors= | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City F.C. 1885-1997 | publisher=Yore Publications | location= | year=1997 | editor= | id=ISBN 978-1-874427-52-0
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