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Frederick Ryecraft (29 August 1939 – 26 September 2017) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford as a goalkeeper. He was a member of the club's 1962–63 Fourth Division championship-winning team.

Fred Ryecraft

Personal information
Full name	Frederick Ryecraft[1]
Date of birth	(1939-08-29)29 August 1939
Place of birth	Southall, England[1]
Date of death	26 September 2017(2017-09-26) (aged 78)[2]
Place of death	Hampshire, England[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1959	Southall
1959–1964	Brentford	33	(0)
	Gravesend & Northfleet
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Brentford

After a short spell at Athenian League club Southall,[3] Ryecraft joined Third Division club Brentford in September 1959.[1] First team goalkeeper Gerry Cakebread's durability meant that a spell doing national service saw Ryecraft confined to the club's reserve team, until the first team's relegation to the Fourth Division in 1962.[3] Ryecraft finally made his first team debut in a 2–1 defeat to Gillingham on 21 August 1962.[4] He went on to make 18 appearances during a 1962–63 season which saw the Bees return to the Third Division at the first time of asking.[4] Ryecraft made 20 appearances during the 1963–64 season,[4] but mainly appeared for the reserves and was released at the end of the campaign.[3] Ryecraft made a total of 38 first team appearances for the Bees and along with Micky Ball and Johnny Hales,[3] he is one of three players to make over 150 appearances for the Brentford reserve team.[5]

Gravesend & Northfleet

After his release from Brentford, Ryecraft dropped back into non-league football and played for Southern League First Division club Gravesend & Northfleet.[3]

Representative career

While undertaking his national service, Ryecraft played for the British Army representative team and the Combined Services.[2] He played on a tour of South East Asia in 1962 and was a member of the victorious Kentish Cup-winning team the same year.[3][6][7]

Personal life

While on national service in the British Army, Ryecraft was a member of the Royal Army Service Corps.[7]

Honours

British Army

• Kentish Cup: 1962[6]

Brentford

• Football League Fourth Division: 1962–63[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford	1962–63[4]	Fourth Division	18	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
	1963–64[4]	Third Division	15	0	1	0	4	0	20	0
Career total			33	0	1	0	4	0	38	0

References

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