Ray Daniel (Welsh footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Raymond Daniel[1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 November 1928 | ||
Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||
Date of death | 6 November 1997 | (aged 69)||
Position(s) |
Centre half | ||
Youth career | |||
1944–1946 | Swansea Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1949–1953 | Arsenal | 87 | (5) |
1953–1957 | Sunderland | 136 | (6) |
1957–1958 | Cardiff City | 6 | (0) |
1958–1960 | Swansea Town | 45 | (7) |
1960–1967 | Hereford United | ||
International career | |||
1951–1957 | Wales | 21 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1962–1963 | Hereford United | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Raymond "Ray" Daniel (2 November 1928[2] – 6 November 1997) was a Welsh football player and manager.
Career
Daniel was born in
Daniel played at
When Compton retired in 1951, Daniel became Arsenal's regular at centre-half and played in the Gunners'
Daniel spent four seasons at Sunderland, and eventually became club captain. He played 136 League games for the Rokerites,[2] before leaving for Cardiff City in October 1957. He managed only six League games before returning to his first club Swansea, where he played 45 League games and scored seven goals.[2]
He left for Hereford United in 1960 and was later the club's player-manager for a brief period between 1962 and 1963, before resigning to allow Bob Dennison to take over. After that, he left the game completely, and later ran a post office.[3][5] He died aged 69 in 1997.
Honours
References
- ^ "Ray Daniel". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Ray Daniel". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Past Players A – D". Swansea City A.F.C. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d Ivan Ponting (10 November 1997). "Obituary: Ray Daniel". The Independent. London. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Ray Daniel". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 23 December 2016.