Dick Ray

For other people with similar names, see Richard Ray (disambiguation).

Dick Ray
Personal information
Full name Richard Ray[1]
Date of birth (1876-02-04)4 February 1876[1]
Place of birth Newcastle-under-Lyme, England[1]
Date of death 28 December 1952(1952-12-28) (aged 76)[1]
Place of death Leeds, England[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1893–1894 Macclesfield 17 (2)
1894–1895 Burslem Port Vale 29 (1)
1895 Crewe Alexandra 0 (0)
1895–1896 Macclesfield 7 (0)
1896–1900 Manchester City 83 (3)
1900–1903 Coventry City
1903–1904 Stockport County 34 (0)
1904–1905 Chesterfield 31 (0)
1905–1908 Leeds City 38 (0)
Total 239 (6)
Managerial career
1919–1920 Leeds United
1923–1927 Doncaster Rovers
1927–1935 Leeds United
1935–1937 Bradford City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Ray (4 February 1876 – 28 December 1952) was an English professional footballer and manager.

A left-back, he played for Macclesfield before starting his career in the Football League with Burslem Port Vale in 1894. He switched to Crewe Alexandra a year later before joining Manchester City in 1896. He spent the next four years with City, helping the club to the Second Division title in 1898–99. He spent time with Macclesfield and Coventry City before spending one season each with Stockport County and Chesterfield. He signed with Leeds City in July 1905, and captained the club before he left the club in March 1908.

In 1919, he became Leeds United's first-ever manager before being demoted to Arthur Fairclough's assistant the following year. He took charge at Doncaster Rovers in 1923 and spent four seasons in charge before returning to Leeds in 1927. He led the club to promotion out of the Second Division in 1927–28 and 1931–32, though he failed to turn Leeds into a stable First Division side. He took the reins at Bradford City in 1935 but left his post in February 1937.

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