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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Simeon Raleigh | ||
Date of birth | 24 March 1909 | ||
Place of birth | Brinsworth, Rotherham, England | ||
Date of death | 1 December 1934 | (aged 25)||
Place of death | Rochester, England | ||
Position(s) | Inside-forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1929–1930 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | (0) |
1930–1932 | Hull City | 31 | (22) |
1932–1934 | Gillingham[1] | 83 | (34) |
Total | 114 | (56) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 August 2007 |
Simeon Raleigh (24 March 1909 – 1 December 1934) was an English professional footballer.
Raleigh's clubs included Huddersfield Town, Hull City and Gillingham. While playing for Gillingham in a match against Brighton & Hove Albion on 1 December 1934, he was injured in a clash of heads with an opponent, and continued to play but collapsed later in the game and died in hospital that night. The club raised over £250 (equivalent to £20,000 in 2023) for his widow and young son.[2]