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Ray Garbutt

1925 – 1994

Association football player

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About Ray Garbutt

Lived 1925 – 1994 (aged 69). Ray Garbutt was a British association football player.

Life and career Garbutt was born in 1925 in Middlesbrough. After the war he played football for South Bank East End and was on Middlesbrough's books as an amateur He was unable to break through to City's first team, and at the end of the season joined Spennymoor United of the North Eastern League.

He signed for Watford of the Third Division South in 1950, and made his Football League debut on 30 August in a 1–0 defeat away to Reading. In ten months with the club, he scored 8 goals from 23 appearances before being swapped for Brighton & Hove Albion's centre forward Cyril Thompson. He fell out with the club over money, and left at the end of the season having played only eight times; Workington retained his registration for several years.

After football, Garbutt worked in the licensed trade and as a fitter for GEC. A keen golfer, he won the County Durham Seniors Championship and qualified for the Senior Open Championship in 1990. Garbutt died in Middlestone Moor, County Durham, in 1994 at the age of 69.

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Raymond Hardiman Garbutt

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Ray Garbutt?

association football player (1925-1994)

When was Ray Garbutt born?

Ray Garbutt was born on 9 May 1925 in Middlesbrough.

When did Ray Garbutt die?

Ray Garbutt died on 2 November 1994 in Middlestone Moor.

What was Ray Garbutt's occupation?

Ray Garbutt was an association football player.

What nationality was Ray Garbutt?

Ray Garbutt was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ray Garbutt

· Wikidata: Q56702024

· DBpedia: Ray Garbutt

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