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.
Personal information | |||
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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 |
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]
After his release from Brentford, Ryecraft dropped back into non-league football and played for Southern League First Division club Gravesend & Northfleet.[3]
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]
While on national service in the British Army, Ryecraft was a member of the Royal Army Service Corps.[7]
British Army
Brentford
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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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 |
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