Harry Rae

Henry Simons Rae (22 October 1895 – 2 November 1967) was a Scottish professional footballer who played professionally as a half back in Scotland and England for Clyde, Brentford, Hamilton Academical and Morton.[1][2][3] He was a part of the Third Lanark team which toured South America in 1923.[4][5] After retiring as a player, Rae served Ayr United, Clyde and Hibernian as trainer and later acted as Brentford's Scotland scout.[2][6]

Henry Rae
Personal information
Full name Henry Simons Rae[1]
Date of birth 22 October 1895
Place of birth Partick, Scotland
Date of death 2 November 1967(1967-11-02) (aged 72)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1914–1917 Benburb
1917–1925 Clyde 189 (21)
1918–1919 → Morton (loan) 6 (5)
1923 → Third Lanark (loan)
1925–1927 Brentford 67 (6)
1927–1928 Hamilton Academical 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Clyde 1917–18[7] Scottish Division One 33 6 — 33 6
1919–20[7] 22 0 1 0 23 0
1920–21[7] 42 2 5 1 47 3
1921–22[7] 37 7 4 1 41 8
1922–23[7] 23 3 1 0 24 3
1923–24[7] 32 3 3 0 35 3
Total 189 21 14 2 203 23
Morton (loan) 1918–19[7] Scottish Division One 6 5 — 6 5
Brentford 1925–26[8] Third Division South 37 4 1 0 38 4
1926–27[8] 30 2 8 0 38 2
Total 67 6 9 0 76 6
Hamilton Academical 1927–28[6] Scottish Division One 7 0 0 0 7 0
Career Total 269 32 23 2 292 34

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 238. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 129. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. "Rae Harry Clyde 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  4. Ciullini, Pablo. "Río de la Plata Trip of Third Lanark 1923". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  5. Potter, David (15 August 2009). Tommy McInally: Celtic's Bad Bhoy. Black & White Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84502-578-6.
  6. "Rae, Henry (1927)". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  7. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  8. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 368–369. ISBN 0951526200.
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