About Jack Rattray
Lived 1890 – 1958 (aged 67–68). Jack Rattray was a British association football player and association football coach.
John Campbell Rattray (14 October 1890 – 1958) was an early twentieth-century Scottish football inside forward who played professionally in Scotland and the United States.
Playing career Scotland Rattray was born in Lumphinnans, Fife, Scotland. In February 1910 he began his professional career with Falkirk of the Scottish Football League First Division. He spent two full seasons at Falkirk before transferring to Raith Rovers in 1913, but his career was interrupted, along with so many others, by the outbreak of World War I in 1914. Rattray served along with other footballers in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the war, not returning to football until January 1919 when he signed with Dumbarton. He then moved back to Raith Rovers for three more years. His last game with the team came in the final of the 1924 American Cup. He was not slated to start the game, but was written in to fill in for an injured teammate. His selection paid dividends when he scored the game's only goal, giving Steel its sixth American Cup title. At the time it was said of him:
Rattray retired following the 1923–1924 season, returning to Scotland where he settled in Cowdenbeath.
Honours Bethlehem Steel American Cup: 1924 American Soccer League Runners-up: 1923–24
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Who was Jack Rattray?
Scottish footballer (1890-1958)
When was Jack Rattray born?
Jack Rattray was born on 14 October 1890 in Lumphinnans.
When did Jack Rattray die?
Jack Rattray died in 1958 in Kirkcaldy.
What was Jack Rattray's occupation?
Jack Rattray was an association football player and association football coach.
What nationality was Jack Rattray?
Jack Rattray was British.
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