16 Facts About Ray Charnley

Raymond Ogden Charnley was an English professional footballer.

Ray Charnley was a centre forward and was one of the most prolific scorers for Blackpool, with whom he spent ten years, including all but one season in the top flight of English football.

Ray Charnley scored a total of 293 career league goals in 605 games.

Ray Charnley eventually teamed up with Jackie Mudie, a move inspired by Joe Smith and later used to good effect by his successor as Blackpool manager, Ron Suart.

Ray Charnley had started that season by scoring three goals in the first two games.

Ray Charnley was my room-mate for 10 years and one of my closest friends.

Ray Charnley had started the season with eight goals in eight games.

However, Ray Charnley was overall top scorer as he scored five in cup games.

Ray Charnley missed just one game all season and lead, jointly with Alan Ball, the scoring in the league, with 16 goals, although he was again overall top scorer with another three cup goals.

In 1968, Ray Charnley signed for Fourth Division side Wrexham, scoring a total of seven goals in 24 games in all competitions before moving to Bradford Park Avenue in January 1969.

Ray Charnley scored fifteen goals in 59 league games for the Avenue that season.

In May and June 1961, Ray Charnley was a member of the squad for The English FA World Tour.

Ray Charnley played in seven games, scoring a total of eleven goals.

Ray Charnley was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.

Five players from each decade are inducted; Ray Charnley is in the 1960s.

Ray Charnley hadn't been well for a while, nevertheless losing him is hard to take.