- Ray Gill
Football player infobox
playername = "Ray Gill"
fullname = Raymond Gill
dateofbirth =December 8 ,1924
cityofbirth =Manchester
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath =September 17 2001 (age 76)
cityofdeath =Rochdale
countryofdeath =England
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Full back
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1947-51
1951-62
clubs = Manchester City
Chester
caps(goals) = 8 0 0 (0)
406 0 (3)Ray Gill (born
December 8 1924 ,Manchester ; diedSeptember 17 2001 ,Rochdale ) holds theFootball League appearance record for Chester City.The full-back played in 406 league games for Chester from 1951 to 1962, putting him seven ahead of
Ron Hughes (whose Chester career ran almost parallel to Gill's) and 10 ahead ofTrevor Storton . With no current Chester player even remotely close to the tally, it looks like Gill may hold the accolade for several more years yet.Gill had earlier played for hometown club Manchester City, where he made eight appearances. However, he was to enjoy a regular place at Chester for most of his time with the club. This was despite the fact he was part-time in his later years at the club as he worked as a
salesman .Gill was awarded testimonial matches by Chester in 1956 and 1962 against representative teams. He later played for
Hyde United , Altrincham andWinsford United .External links
* [http://www.chester-city.co.uk/ray_gill.asp Chester City Obituary]
References
*cite book | first=Chas | last=Sumner| coauthors= | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City F.C. | publisher=Yore Publications | location= | year=1997 | editor= | id=ISBN 1-874427-52-6
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