| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1957-03-09) 9 March 1957 (age 67) | ||
| Place of birth | Dewsbury, England | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1975 | Bradford City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1978 | Bradford City | 28 | (1) |
| 1979–1981 | Brisbane City | ||
| 1982–1986 | St. George | ||
| 1987 | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 1988 | Wollongong City | ||
| 1989 | St. George | ||
| 1989–1992 | Wollongong City | ||
| 1992 | Mount Pritchard | ||
| International career | |||
| 1982–1986 | Australia | 21 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1987 | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 1989-1995 | Wollongong City | ||
| 1995-1997 | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 1999-2000 | Sydney United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Ratcliffe (born 9 March 1957) is a former professional footballer. Born in England, he represented Australia at international level.
Career
Born in Dewsbury, Ratcliffe joined Bradford City as an amateur in July 1972, joining the first-team in March 1975. He made 28 league appearances, scoring once, and two FA Cup appearances, before leaving the club in June 1978. He later played in Australia for Brisbane City, St. George, Sydney Olympic, Wollongong City and Mount Pritchard.
He also earned 21 international caps for Australia between 1982 and 1986.
He managed Wollongong City, Sydney Olympic, and Sydney United in the Australian National Soccer League.
Sources
- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
References
- Socceroos Greats - Where are they now: David Ratcliffe theworldgame.sbs.com.au
- ^ Frost, p. 405
- "David Ratcliffe". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- Frost, p. 387
- "Player search". The English National Football Archive. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "Australian Player Database R: Ranaldi–Renaud". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "David Ratcliffe". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- "Former Roos receive caps". Australian FourFourTwo. 12 June 2009. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- "David Ratcliffe". Retrieved 2 June 2022.
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- Australian men's soccer players
- Australia men's international soccer players
- Australian people of English descent
- Australian expatriate men's soccer players
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Men's association football defenders
- English men's footballers
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Brisbane City FC players
- St George FC players
- Sydney Olympic FC players
- Wollongong Wolves FC players
- Mounties Wanderers FC players
- Expatriate soccer managers in Australia
- Sydney United 58 FC managers
- Sydney Olympic FC managers
- Australian soccer managers
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen