Albert Edward Rayner (13 August 1932 – 5 April 2022)Albert Edward Rayner
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footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in the world, and was the top-level football league in England from ...

for

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, the cl ...

Career

Rayner was born in

Salford Salford ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in Greater Manchester, England, on the western bank of the River Irwell which forms its boundary with Manchester city centre. Landmarks include the former Salford Town Hall, town hall, ...

and played for Radcliffe Borough and

Northwich Victoria Northwich is a market town and civil parish in the Cheshire West and Chester borough of Cheshire, England. It lies on the Cheshire Plain, at the confluence of the rivers River Weaver, Weaver and River Dane, Dane, east of Chester, south of Warr ...

before joining

in 1956. He spent four years at the

Victoria Ground The Victoria Ground was the home ground of Stoke City from 1878 until 1997, when the club relocated to the Britannia Stadium after 119 years. At the time of its demolition it was the oldest operational ground in the Football League. Histor ...

being used as a back-up, making just four appearances. He later played for Chelmsford City, Macclesfield Town and Hyde United.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rayner, Edward 1932 births 2022 deaths English men's footballers Footballers from Salford Men's association football midfielders English Football League players Stoke City F.C. players Radcliffe F.C. players Northwich Victoria F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Hyde United F.C. players