Henry Simons Rae (22 October 1895 – 2 November 1967) was a Scottish professional footballer who played professionally as a half back in Scotland and England for Clyde, Brentford, Hamilton Academical and Morton.[1][2][3] He was a part of the Third Lanark team which toured South America in 1923.[4][5] After retiring as a player, Rae served Ayr United, Clyde and Hibernian as trainer and later acted as Brentford's Scotland scout.[2][6]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Simons Rae[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Partick, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 2 November 1967 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Half back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1914–1917 | Benburb | ||
| 1917–1925 | Clyde | 189 | (21) |
| 1918–1919 | → Morton (loan) | 6 | (5) |
| 1923 | → Third Lanark (loan) | ||
| 1925–1927 | Brentford | 67 | (6) |
| 1927–1928 | Hamilton Academical | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Clyde | 1917–18[7] | Scottish Division One | 33 | 6 | — | 33 | 6 | |
| 1919–20[7] | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 1920–21[7] | 42 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 3 | ||
| 1921–22[7] | 37 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 8 | ||
| 1922–23[7] | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| 1923–24[7] | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| Total | 189 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 203 | 23 | ||
| Morton (loan) | 1918–19[7] | Scottish Division One | 6 | 5 | — | 6 | 5 | |
| Brentford | 1925–26[8] | Third Division South | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 4 |
| 1926–27[8] | 30 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| Total | 67 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 76 | 6 | ||
| Hamilton Academical | 1927–28[6] | Scottish Division One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career Total | 269 | 32 | 23 | 2 | 292 | 34 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 238. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 129. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ "Rae Harry Clyde 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ Ciullini, Pablo. "Río de la Plata Trip of Third Lanark 1923". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Potter, David (15 August 2009). Tommy McInally: Celtic's Bad Bhoy. Black & White Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84502-578-6.
- ^ a b "Rae, Henry (1927)". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 368–369. ISBN 0951526200.
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