Jock Rattray

John "Jock" Rattray (born Lumphinnans, Scotland) was an early twentieth-century Scottish football inside forward who played professionally in Scotland and the United States. "When actively engaged in the sport Rattray was one of the versatile type of players. He was equally effective on the halfback line as he was among the forwards, and frequently alternated in the positions of right halfback and inside right."[2]

Jock Rattray
Personal information
Full name John Campbell Rattray
Date of birth 14 October 1890
Place of birth Lumphinnans, Scotland
Date of death 1958 (aged 67–68)
Playing position(s) Inside Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1911–1913 Falkirk 37 (15)
1913–1915, 1916–1917 Raith Rovers 305 (22)
1918–1919 Dumbarton[1] 1 (0)
1922–1924 Bethlehem Steel 34 (10)
Teams managed
1923–1924 Bethlehem Steel
1928–1930 TSV Lyra
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In 1911, Rattray began his professional career with Falkirk F.C. of the Scottish Football League First Division. He spent two seasons at Falkirk before transferring to Raith Rovers in 1913, but his career was interrupted, along with so many others, by the outbreak of World War I in 1914. Rattray served along with other footballers in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the war,[3] not returning to football until January 1919 when he signed with Dumbarton F.C. In 1922, Rattray left Scotland to sign with the Bethlehem Steel of the American Soccer League.[4] His last game with the team came in the final of the 1924 American Cup. He was not slated to start the game, but was written in to fill in for an injured teammate. His selection paid dividends when he scored the game's lone goal, giving Steel its sixth American Cup title. Rattray retired following the 1923-1924 season, returning to Scotland where he settled in Cowdenbeath.[2] In 1928 he went for two years to Belgium as coach for second division team TSV Lyra.[5]

In recognition of his service to Raith Rovers he was awarded a benefit match, which was played against a Fifeshire Select on 4 January 1921.

References
  1. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  2. "Bethlehem Steel Soccer Club -- September 6, 1924". bethlehemsteelsoccer.org.
  3. "Wear These Shirts With Pride - Raith Rovers FC". raithrovers.net.
  4. Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4).
  5. "www.belgiumsoccerhistory.com". Users.skynet.be. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
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