Playing Career
Ray was born in the Potteries town of Newcastle under Lyme on February 4, 1876, and began his footballing career with local club Audley, before joining Macclesfield in 1893, before moving to Burslem Port Vale a year later. He was a solid performer for the club, however failed to turn up for one match after misreading a train timetable, being fined five shillings for his trouble, he departed in the summer of 1895.
Over the next few years he played for Manchester City, Stockport County, Chesterfield and Leeds City. After Gilbert Gillies, his manager at Chesterfield, was appointed as Leeds City's first manager in March 1905, Ray followed him to Elland Road. He was a dependable left back, and even captained the side before leaving the club when the board declined not to renew Gillies' contract in March 1908.
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