Harry Rae

Henry Rae
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(1967-11-02) (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

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]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 238. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Rae Harry Clyde 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  4. ^ Ciullini, Pablo. "Río de la Plata Trip of Third Lanark 1923". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  5. ^ Potter, David (15 August 2009). Tommy McInally: Celtic's Bad Bhoy. Black & White Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84502-578-6.
  6. ^ a b "Rae, Henry (1927)". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  8. ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 368–369. ISBN 0951526200.


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