Don Ratcliffe

Don Ratcliffe

Personal information
Full name	Donald Ratcliffe
Date of birth	13 November 1934 (1934-11-13) (age 77)
Place of birth	Newcastle under Lyme, England
Playing position	Right Wing/Right Back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1954–1963	Stoke City	238	(16)
1963–1966	Middlesbrough	65	(3)
1965–1967	Darlington	85	(12)
1967–196	Crewe Alexandra	48	(2)
–	Northwich Victoria
Total		456	(33)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Donald Ratcliffe (born 1934 in Newcastle under Lyme, England) was a footballer who played in The Football League for Crewe Alexandra, Darlington, Middlesbrough and Stoke City.^[1]

Career

Don Ratcliffe was a versatile Winger who had a fine career at Stoke City. He played in all five forward positions while appearing in more than 250 first-team matches. he gained a regular place in the side in 1957 and was a member of Stoke's 1962-63 Second Division Championship winning team. He left Stoke in 1963 to play for Middlesbrough.^[2]

References

1. ^ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/donratcliffe.htm
2. ^ *Lowe, Simon: "Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record" (Desert Island Books, ISBN 1-874287-39-2).

Persondata
Name	Ratcliffe, Don
Alternative names
Short description	English footballer
Date of birth	13 November 1934
Place of birth	Newcastle under Lyme, England
Date of death
Place of death