Ray Colfar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond Joseph Colfar | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Date of death | 31 December 2020 (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | England | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1955– | Epsom & Ewell | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1958 | Sutton United | ||
| 1958–1961 | Crystal Palace | 41 | (6) |
| 1961–1962 | Cambridge United | ? | (9) |
| 1962–1964 | Headington United | 18 | (4) |
| 1965–1966 | Guildford City | ? | (?) |
| 1968–1970 | Wimbledon | 39 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Raymond Joseph Colfar (4 December 1935 – 31 December 2020)[1][2] was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League, as a left winger.
Career
[edit]Colfar was born in Liverpool, Lancashire[1] but began his career at Epsom & Ewell in 1955–56[3] before signing for Sutton United and in November 1958, signed for Crystal Palace then playing in the Fourth Division. Over the next three seasons he made 41 league appearances, scoring six times.[1] He made only five appearances in the 1960–61 season when Palace were promoted[4] and at the end of the season, moved on to Cambridge United.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 320. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ "Former Palace winger Ray Colfar dies aged 85". Crystal Palace F.C. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Latest News". www.eefconline.co.uk. November 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. pp. 214–15. ISBN 0907969542.
External links
[edit]- Ray Colfar at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Colfar at holmesdale.net
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- 1935 births
- 2020 deaths
- Footballers from Liverpool
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Sutton United F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Oxford United F.C. players
- Cambridge United F.C. players
- Guildford City F.C. players
- Wimbledon F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Epsom & Ewell F.C. players
- English football forward, 1930s birth stubs