Ray Drinkwater
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Ray Drinkwater was a British
footballer with Queens Park Rangers F.C.
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Drinkwater was born in Jarrow
, County Durham
and began his career with Guildford City F.C.
in 1951. He signed for QPR in 1957 from Portsmouth
and made his debut in a 1-1 draw with Coventry City in March 1958. He was goalkeeper and went on to play 199 league games for Rangers.
Ray left Rangers in 1963 moving to non league Bath City.
He died on the 24 March 2008 aged 76.
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footballer with Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
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Drinkwater was born in Jarrow
Jarrow
Jarrow is a town in Tyne and Wear, England, located on the River Tyne, with a population of 27,526. From the middle of the 19th century until 1935, Jarrow was a centre for shipbuilding, and was the starting point of the Jarrow March against unemployment in 1936.-Foundation:The Angles re-occupied...
, County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
and began his career with Guildford City F.C.
Guildford City F.C.
Guildford City Football Club is a football club based in Guildford, Surrey, England. The club was originally established in 1921, folded in 1974 and were reformed in 1996...
in 1951. He signed for QPR in 1957 from Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
and made his debut in a 1-1 draw with Coventry City in March 1958. He was goalkeeper and went on to play 199 league games for Rangers.
Ray left Rangers in 1963 moving to non league Bath City.
He died on the 24 March 2008 aged 76.