George Raitt
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 August 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 24 June 1960 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Brighton, Australia[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1909–1911 | Cambuslang Rangers | ||
| 1911–1912 | Huddersfield Town | 6 | (0) |
| 1913–1925 | Melbourne Thistle | ||
| International career | |||
| 1924 | Australia | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Peter Raitt (14 August 1888 – 24 June 1960) was a professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town.
Raitt moved to Victoria in Australia where he played for Melbourne Thistle, winning premierships in 1914 and 1915[2] and the league-cup double in 1925.[3] He captained the first touring Victorian state team in 1914 and continued to appear in representative teams for the state up to 1925.[4]
Raitt played three internationals for Australia, his one full A-international coming in a loss to Canada in 1924 at the age of 35.[4][5]
He died in 1960 in Melbourne.[6]
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ a b "In Memoriam". The Huddersfield Town Collection. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ Punshon, John. "Victorian Premier League Champions". OzFootball. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ Punshon, John. "Dockerty Cup". OzFootball. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ a b Howe (2018), Encyclopedia of Socceroos, p. 227.
- ^ Owen, R. H. (28 June 1924). "Great Half-Back – Raitt's Soccer Record". The Sporting Globe. No. 200. Victoria, Australia. p. 7. Retrieved 6 May 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Mr. G. Raitt Dies at 72". The Age. 27 June 1960. p. 5. Retrieved 6 May 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
References
[edit]- Ian Thomas, Owen Thomas, Alan Hodgson, John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 978-0955728105.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Andrew Howe (2018). Encyclopedia of Socceroos: Every National Team Player. Fair Play Publishing. ISBN 978-0648133308.
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- 1888 births
- 1960 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scottish expatriate men's footballers
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Men's association football defenders
- Australia men's international soccer players
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