Over a 17-year career between 1978 and 1995, Ray Ranson amassed 445 professional league appearances Manchester City, Newcastle United, Birmingham City and Reading.
13 Facts About Ray Ranson
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Ray Ranson represented England at various levels including schoolboy, youth and the England national under-21 football team.
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Ray Ranson was part of the Manchester City team that reached the 1981 FA Cup final.
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Ray Ranson was a part of the squad that won promotion to the First Division in 1985, and would make 137 first team appearances for the club over four years.
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In 1988, Ray Ranson joined Newcastle United, making 83 league appearances for the club.
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Ray Ranson started his second career in sports finance and insurance while still playing football professionally.
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Ray Ranson departed Benfield Greig shortly before the organization listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2003.
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In 1998, Ray Ranson became an advisor to Registered European Football Finance, a Guernsey-based captive insurance company with institutional backers including Barclays.
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In 2006, Ray Ranson formed Sports Asset Management, an asset management firm that provided access to professional sports-related investments, including stakes of professional players' contracts and specialty insurance against career-ending injuries.
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Ray Ranson would withdraw the offer after failing to reach an agreement with the club's board of directors.
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In December 2007, Ray Ranson completed a deal to take over Coventry City FC on behalf of SISU Capital, which saved the club from entering administration and incurring a 10-point deduction.
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In 2015, Ray Ranson and launched the London Sport Exchange, an online marketplace designed to connect alternative investors with professional sports-related investment and opportunities.
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Ray Ranson opened the site to institutional investors in 2017 before selling the platform to private equity investors in 2019.