Harry W. Raymond was an English

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who played as an

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. He made 67 appearances in

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for

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

and another 177 appearances in the Southern League. During his time with the club, Raymond was

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three times by the England amateur team. He also played for and managed Southern League side

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

Life and career

He was born in

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, where he began his career with amateur team Woodland Villa. He joined Southern League club

in 1908, but chose to retain his status as an amateur for a number of years. He made his debut in a 1–0 win at

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in September 1908 and scored his first goal for Argyle in a 2–2 draw with

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in October 1909. Raymond won the Southern League championship with the club in 1913 and earned three

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caps for England before competitive football was suspended for the duration of the First World War. He returned to Argyle when the war ended and was a member of the squad when they became a member of the

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in 1920. He left in 1924, having scored 50 goals in 257 appearances, to finish his career with Southern League side

as player-manager.

Honours

;Plymouth Argyle * Southern League winner: 1912–13

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Raymond, Harry Footballers from Plymouth, Devon English footballers England amateur international footballers Association football forwards Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Southern Football League players English Football League players Torquay United F.C. managers 19th-century births 20th-century deaths English football managers