David Raine

David Raine (born 28 March 1937) is an English former footballer who played as a full-back for Port Vale, Doncaster Rovers, Colchester United, and Burton Albion. He made 299 league appearances in a ten-year career in the English Football League, won the Fourth Division title with Port Vale in 1958–59, and was also promoted out of the Fourth Division with Colchester United in 1965–66.

David Raine
Personal information
Full name David Raine[1]
Date of birth (1937-03-28) 28 March 1937[1]
Place of birth Darlington, England[1]
Position(s) Full-back
Youth career
Port Vale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1962 Port Vale 144 (0)
1962–1965 Doncaster Rovers 107 (2)
1965–1967 Colchester United 48 (0)
Burton Albion
Total 299+ (2+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Raine graduated through the Port Vale juniors to make his debut at Vale Park in a 2–1 win over Rotherham United on 27 April 1957.[1] He signed his first professional contract the following month, at the end of the 1956–57 season, after the "Valiants" were relegated out of the Second Division.[1] He established himself in Norman Low's first team in the 1957–58 season, featuring in 31 Third Division South and three FA Cup games. He played in every game from November 1958 to the close of the 1958–59 season, as Vale won the Fourth Division title.[1] He made 47 appearances in the 1959–60 season, and scored his first senior goal on 5 December, in a 3–3 draw with Queens Park Rangers in an FA Cup Second Round match at Loftus Road.[1] He played 46 league and cup appearances in the 1960–61 campaign, missing just eight Third Division games.[1] However, he then fell out of favour at Vale Park, and played just seven league and five FA Cup games in the 1961–62 season.[1]

Raine was sold to Oscar Hold's Doncaster Rovers for a £2,000 fee in July 1962. Fourth Division "Donny" finished 16th in 1962–63 and 14th in 1963–64, before new boss Bill Leivers took them up to ninth place in 1964–65. In his three seasons at Belle Vue, Raine scored two goals in 126 league and cup appearances. He joined Neil Franklin's Colchester United on a free transfer in June 1965.[2] He played 25 league and cup games in the 1965–66 season, as the "U's" won promotion out of the Fourth Division.[2] He featured 27 times in the 1966–67 campaign, before leaving Layer Road on a free transfer to Southern League club Burton Albion in April 1967.[2]

Statistics

Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 1956–57 Second Division 10000010
1957–58 Third Division South 3103000340
1958–59 Fourth Division 2801000290
1959–60 Third Division 3906100451
1960–61 Third Division 3803030440
1961–62 Third Division 705000120
Total 1440181301651
Doncaster Rovers 1962–63 Fourth Division 4403030500
1963–64 Fourth Division 3925020462
1964–65 Fourth Division 2403030300
Total 1072110801262
Colchester United 1965–66 Fourth Division 2202010250
1966–67 Third Division 2601000270
Total 4803010520
Career total 29923211203433

Honours
Port Vale
Colchester United

References
  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 244. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. "David Raine - Players - Colchester United". www.coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  3. David Raine at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. Kent, Jeff (1990). "Fame and Fortune (1950–1959)". The Valiants' Years: The Story Of Port Vale. Witan Books. pp. 171–196. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.
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