David Ratcliffe

David Ratcliffe (born 9 March 1957) is a former professional footballer. Born in England, he represented Australia at international level.

For the English cricketer, see David Ratcliffe (cricketer).

David Ratcliffe
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-03-09) 9 March 1957
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
National team
1982–1986 Australia 21 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Dewsbury, Ratcliffe joined Bradford City as an amateur in July 1972,[1] joining the first-team in March 1975.[2] He made 28 league appearances, scoring once, and two FA Cup appearances,[3] before leaving the club in June 1978.[1] He later played in Australia for Brisbane City, St. George, Sydney Olympic, Wollongong City and Mount Pritchard.[4][5]

He also earned 21 international caps for Australia between 1982 and 1986.[6][7]

Sources
  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References
  1. Frost, p. 405
  2. "David Ratcliffe". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  3. Frost, p. 387
  4. "Player search". The English National Football Archive. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  5. "Australian Player Database R: Ranaldi–Renaud". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  6. "David Ratcliffe". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  7. "Former Roos receive caps". Australian FourFourTwo. 12 June 2009. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
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