Raich Carter

Horatio Stratton "Raich" Carter (born 21 February 1913 in Hendon, Sunderland; died 9 October 1994 in Willerby, near Hull) was one of the greatest English footballers of the pre-war era.

He captained Sunderland to the Football League title in 1936, at that time the youngest man ever to have captained a First Division title-winning side. He followed that up with victory in the FA Cup final a year later. Carter was also capped several times for England as an inside forward. He picked up another Cup winners medal with Derby in 1946, becoming the only player to win Cup winners medals both before and after the Second World War. He continued his playing career at Hull City, where he also managed the side, winning the Division Three North title and buying a young Don Revie. He briefly retired before returning with Hull, then moving to the Republic of Ireland to manage Cork Athletic.

From there, he went on to manage Leeds United in 1953, where he built his team around the brilliant John Charles, and took Leeds to promotion in 1956 after a period of nine years in the Second Division. To many people's surprise, his contract was not renewed by the Leeds board in 1958 and he left the club.

In 1960 he became manager of Mansfield Town, and after achieving promotion from the Fourth Division was appointed to manage Middlesbrough, where he stayed from 1963 to 1966.

In September 1994, 81-year-old Carter suffered a stroke and died in hospital the following month.

Carter also played cricket for Derbyshire in 1946 and for Durham in the Minor counties league.The Raich Carter Sports Centre in Sunderland, opened in 2001, was named in his honour.

He has a road in Hull, that forms part of the A1033 road, named after him.

The opening game at the new KC Stadium between Hull City AFC and Sunderland A.F.C. in December 2002 was played for the Raich Carter Trophy. The Tigers beat the Black Cats 1-0.

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