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Sim Raleigh

Sim Raleigh

English footballer

Simeon Raleigh (24 March 1909 – 1 December 1934) was an English professional footballer.

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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 2021) for his widow and young son.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 26. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
  2. [2]
    Triggs, Roger (1984). Gillingham Football Club: A Chronology 1893-1984. Kent County Libraries. p. 13.
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