Ray Harford
Raymond Thomas (Ray) Harford (1 June 1945 — 9 August 2003) is a former English football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond Thomas Harford[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 June 1945[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Halifax, England[2] | ||
| Date of death | 9 August 2003 (aged 58) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1961–1964 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1966 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | (0) |
| 1966–1967 | Exeter City | 55 | (1) |
| 1967–1971 | Lincoln City | 161 | (10) |
| 1971 | Mansfield Town | 7 | (0) |
| 1971–1973 | Port Vale | 20 | (1) |
| 1973 | → Colchester United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1973–1975 | Colchester United | 105 | (4) |
| 1975 | Romford | 5 | (1) |
| Total | 359 | (17) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1984–1986 | Fulham | ||
| 1987–1990 | Luton Town | ||
| 1990–1991 | Wimbledon | ||
| 1995–1996 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 1997 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| 1997–1998 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 2000 | Millwall (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
Playing statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Charlton Athletic | 1965–66 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Exeter City | 1965–66 | Third Division | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1966–67 | Fourth Division | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 3 | |
| Total | 55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 60 | 3 | ||
| Lincoln City | 1967–68 | Fourth Division | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 3 |
| 1968–69 | Fourth Division | 43 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 3 | |
| 1969–70 | Fourth Division | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 | |
| 1970–71 | Fourth Division | 44 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 1 | |
| Total | 161 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 182 | 10 | ||
| Mansfield Town | 1971–72 | Third Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Port Vale | 1971–72 | Third Division | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 1972–73 | Third Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Colchester United | 1972–73 | Fourth Division | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 1973–74 | Fourth Division | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 2 | |
| 1974–75 | Third Division | 41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 2 | |
| Total | 108 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 118 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 354 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 392 | 19 | ||
Managerial statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Fulham | 20 April 1984 | 10 June 1986 | 99 | 37 | 16 | 46 | 37.4 |
| Luton Town | 15 June 1987 | 3 January 1990 | 126 | 47 | 34 | 45 | 37.3 |
| Wimbledon | 18 June 1990 | 7 October 1991 | 56 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 35.7 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 25 June 1995 | 25 October 1996 | 64 | 24 | 13 | 27 | 37.5 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 6 February 1997 | 4 December 1997 | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 47.5 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 5 December 1997 | 28 September 1998 | 41 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 12.2 |
| Millwall (caretaker) | 17 September 2000 | 25 September 2000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Total[4] | 428 | 154 | 105 | 169 | 36.0 | ||
Honours
as a player with Colchester United[5]
- Football League Fourth Division promotion: 1973–74
- Colchester United F.C. Player of the Year: 1974
as manager of Luton Town[5]
- League Cup: 1988; runner-up: 1989
References
- "Ray Harford". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- "Harford, Raymond". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- Glanville, Brian (11 August 2003). "Ray Harford". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- Ray Harford management career statistics at Soccerbase
- "Ray Harford – Players – Colchester United". coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
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