John Pray (17 March 1872 – 1948) was a footballer who played in the English Football League for Bury.[2][3] He spent his early career with hometown club Falkirk[1] and had short spells at Scottish Football League clubs Rangers[4] and St Bernard's either side of his six seasons in England with Bury, during which he won the FA Cup in 1900.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Pray | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1872[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1948 (aged 75–76) | ||
| Place of death | Canada[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Half back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1889–1890 | Falkirk Excelsior | ||
| 1890–1894 | Falkirk | ||
| 1894–1895 | Rangers | 3 | (0) |
| 1895–1901 | Bury | 185 | (8) |
| 1903–1904 | St Bernard's | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
References edit
- ^ a b c John Pray, Falkirk Football Historian, 29 June 2013
- ^ Michael Joyce (October 2004). The Football League player's records 1888 to 1939. ISBN 1899468676.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ (Rangers player) Pray, John, FitbaStats
  | This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a midfielder born in the 1870s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |