14 Facts About Ricky Ravenhill

Richard John Ravenhill was born on 16 January 1981 and is an English former professional footballer who is the assistant manager of Mickleover.

Ricky Ravenhill signed for Conference side Doncaster Rovers on 24 January 2002 on a free transfer.

Ricky Ravenhill netted again twice against Yeovil Town and Bristol Rovers before the end of the season which brought a second back to back promotion with Doncaster going up as champions of the Third Division.

The Second Division over the summer had become Football League One and Ricky Ravenhill finished the season with 4 goals from 41 appearances in all competitions, with Rovers finishing the season in 10th position and only 5 points off a play-off spot.

The managerial change brought a down turn in fortunes for Ricky Ravenhill who fell out of contention following the loan signing of Peter Till from Birmingham City.

Ricky Ravenhill finished the spell with 2 goals in 15 games.

Ricky Ravenhill was an imperative part of the club's promotion push after playing in 48 games in all competitions, scoring 3 goals against Macclesfield Town, Burton Albion and Morecambe.

Ricky Ravenhill played his final game for County against Wycombe Wanderers on 5 November 2011.

Ricky Ravenhill joined Bradford City on loan on 18 November 2011.

Ricky Ravenhill made his debut the following day in a home match against Rotherham United.

On 6 November 2013, Ricky Ravenhill joined Northampton Town on a month-long loan.

On 30 January 2014, Ricky Ravenhill joined Northampton Town on an 18-month contract.

On 7 January 2015 Ricky Ravenhill joined Mansfield Town FC on a deal until 1 July 2015.

Ricky Ravenhill decided to retire from professional football, currently splitting his time between playing non-professionally for Buxton, coaching at Doncaster Rovers Youth Academy and working full-time as a recruitment consultant.