Ray Hancock

Ray Hancock

Personal information
Full name	Charles Raymond Hancock
Date of birth	16 February 1925 (1925-02-16) (age 86)
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Abbey Hulton United
	Bury
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1948–1956	Port Vale	50	(0)
	Northwich Victoria
Total		50+	(0+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Charles Raymond (Ray) Hancock (born 16 February 1925) is a former English footballer. He is Ken Hancock's elder brother.

Playing career

Hancock played for Abbey Hulton United and Bury before joining Port Vale in May 1948. By September 1952, at age 27, he was believed to be experienced enough to be the first choice keeper, but lost his place in August 1953. He was selected infrequently following this and after having spent 53 games (50 league, 2 FA Cup and 1 Coronation Cup) between the sticks for the Valiants he was transferred to Northwich Victoria in the summer of 1956.^[1]

Personal life

He married wife Joan, a schoolteacher, in 1949.^[2]

References

1. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 125. ISBN 0952915200. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200. 
2. ^ Kent, Jeff (December 1991). Port Vale Tales: A Collection Of Stories, Anecdotes And Memories. Witan Books. pp. 142. ISBN 0950898163. 

Persondata
Name	Hancock, Ray
Alternative names	Charles Raymond Hancock
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	16 February 1925
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Date of death
Place of death