Peter Ramage (footballer, born 1908)

Peter Martin Fairgrieve Ramage (26 March 1908 — 17 December 1982) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside left.

Peter Ramage

Personal information
Full name	Peter Martin Fairgrieve Ramage[1]
Date of birth	26 March 1908
Place of birth	Bonnyrigg, Scotland
Date of death	17 December 1982 (aged 74)
Place of death	Ballyclare, Northern Ireland
Position(s)	Inside left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
	Tranent Juniors
	Newtongrange Star
1927–1928	Coventry City	26	(5)
1928–1937	Derby County	233	(55)
1937–1939	Chesterfield	71	(4)
	Chelmsford City
	→ Notts County (guest)	5	(0)
	→ Derby County (guest)	11	(2)
	Heanor Town
	Atherstone Town
1947–1948	Ilkeston Town	27	(10)
	Qualcast Sports
	Brush Sports
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Ramage began his career playing for hometown club Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic. Moves to Tranent Juniors and Newtongrange Star followed, before moving to England in 1927 to sign for Coventry City.[2] In 1928, after scoring five times in 26 league games for Coventry, Ramage joined Derby County. At Derby, Ramage played 233 Football League games for the club, scoring 55 times over the course of nine years. In 1937, Ramage signed for Chesterfield, playing 71 times over the course of two seasons. In 1939, Ramage signed for Chelmsford City. Due to the outbreak of World War II, Ramage guested for Notts County and Derby County during his time at Chelmsford. Following the culmination of the war, Ramage played for non-league clubs Heanor Town, Atherstone Town, Ilkeston Town, Qualcast Sports and Brush Sports.[3]

References

1. "Chesterfield FC: Football League players, 1921 to 2018" (.xlsx). Sky is Blue - The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
2. "Player search". English National Player Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
3. "R". Ilston Football. Retrieved 16 April 2019.