Raymond William Mabbutt (13 March 1936 – 31 October 2016) was an English

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, the father of former players

Gary Mabbutt Gary Vincent Mabbutt (born 23 August 1961) is an English former footballer who made more than 750 professional appearances, first playing for Bristol Rovers and going on to play 619 games for Tottenham Hotspur, despite being diagnosed with typ ...

and

Kevin Mabbutt Kevin Mabbutt (born 5 December 1958) is an English retired footballer who played for Bristol City and Crystal Palace in the Football League. He played over 100 league games for Bristol City, before joining Crystal Palace in October 1981 in ex ...

. Mabbutt played for Oxford City,

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, Newport County and Trowbridge Town. He later played for Clevedon Town for one season between 1974 and 1975, becoming the club's first fully professional paid player.

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1936 births 2016 deaths English men's footballers Oxford City F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Trowbridge Town F.C. players Clevedon Town F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Aylesbury English Football League players 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-midfielder-1930s-stub