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| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
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| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Abbey Hulton United
| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = [[Bury F.C.|Bury]]
| years = &ndash;<br>&ndash;<br>1948&ndash;1956<br>&ndash;
| clubs = Abbey Hulton United<br>[[Bury F.C.|Bury]]<br>[[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]<br>[[Northwich Victoria F.C.|Northwich Victoria]]
| years1 = 1948–1956| clubs1 = [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]| caps1 = 50| goals1 = 0
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'''Charles Raymond Hancock''' (16 February 1925 – 20 April 2007) was an English [[Association football|football]] [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. He was [[Ken Hancock]]'s elder brother. He played for [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] between 1948 and 1956 and later turned out for [[Northwich Victoria F.C.|Northwich Victoria]]. He was Vale's regular custodian as the club finished second in the [[Football League Third Division North|Third Division North]] in 1952–53.
'''Charles Raymond (Ray) Hancock''' (born 16 February 1925) is a former [[English people|English]] [[Football (soccer)|footballer]].


==Playing career==
==Career==
Hancock played for Abbey Hulton United and [[Bury F.C.|Bury]] before joining [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] in May 1948.<ref name="kent">{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=125|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0}}</ref> He made three [[Football League Third Division South|Third Division South]] appearances in the [[1948–49 Port Vale F.C. season|1948–49]] campaign, but [[Manager (association football)|manager]] [[Gordon Hodgson]] kept him behind [[George Heppell]] and [[Ray King (footballer)|Ray King]] in the first-team pecking order.<ref name="kent"/> Hancock, now aged 27, was selected by manager [[Freddie Steele (footballer)|Freddie Steele]] as the club's first-team goalkeeper in the [[1952–53 Port Vale F.C. season|1952–53]] season, as Vale posted a second-place finish in the [[Football League Third Division North|Third Division North]].<ref name="kent"/> However, King regained his first-team spot in the [[1953–54 Port Vale F.C. season|1953–54]] season, as Vale won the league title and reached the semi-finals of the [[FA Cup]] – Hancock featured just once all season.<ref name="kent"/> He played one [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] game in [[1954–55 Port Vale F.C. season|1954–55]] and featured twice in [[1955–56 Port Vale F.C. season|1955–56]].<ref name="kent"/> Having made 53 appearances in all competitions for the "Valiants" he departed [[Vale Park]] when he was [[Transfer (association football)|transferr]]ed to [[Northwich Victoria F.C.|Northwich Victoria]] in the summer of 1956.<ref name="kent"/>
Hancock played for Abbey Hulton United and [[Bury F.C.|Bury]] before joining [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] in May 1948. By September 1952, at age 27, he was believed to be experienced enough to be be the first choice keeper, but lost his place in August 1953. He was selected infrequently following this and after having spending 53 games (50 league, 2 [[FA Cup]] and 1 Coronation Cup) between the sticks for ''the Valiants'' he was transferred to [[Northwich Victoria F.C.|Northwich Victoria]] in the summer of 1956.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=125|date=1996|isbn=0952915200|url=http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Hancock married Joan, a school[[teacher]], in 1949.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Tales: A Collection Of Stories, Anecdotes And Memories|publisher=Witan Books|date=December 1991|pages=142|isbn=0-9508981-6-3}}</ref> He worked at Masons Textiles in [[Leek, Staffordshire]] for many years.<ref name="steele">{{cite book|last=Sherwin|first=Phil|title=Men of Steele|year=2013|publisher=Pass|location=[[Hanley, Staffordshire]]|isbn=978-0-9926579-1-8|pages=31}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
Source:<ref>{{ENFA}}</ref>

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|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!rowspan="2"|Division
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|FA Cup
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="9"|[[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]
|[[1948–49 Port Vale F.C. season|1948–49]]
|[[Football League Third Division South|Third Division South]]
|3||0||0||0||3||0
|-
|[[1949–50 Port Vale F.C. season|1949–50]]
|Third Division South
|0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|[[1950–51 Port Vale F.C. season|1950–51]]
|Third Division South
|0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|[[1951–52 Port Vale F.C. season|1951–52]]
|Third Division South
|0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|[[1952–53 Port Vale F.C. season|1952–53]]
|[[Football League Third Division North|Third Division North]]
|43||0||2||0||45||0
|-
|[[1953–54 Port Vale F.C. season|1953–54]]
|Third Division North
|1||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|[[1954–55 Port Vale F.C. season|1954–55]]
|[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]
|1||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|[[1955–56 Port Vale F.C. season|1955–56]]
|Second Division
|2||0||0||0||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!50!!0!!2!!0!!52!!0
|}

==Honours==
'''Port Vale'''
*[[Football League Third Division North]]: [[1953–54 Port Vale F.C. season|1953–54]]<ref>{{Citation|last1=Sherwin|first1=Phil|last2=Askey|first2=Steve|title=Men of Steele: The story of Port Vale's stunning 1953/54 season|publisher=Pass Publishing|year=2013|isbn=978-0-9926579-1-8}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:12, 13 June 2024

Ray Hancock
Personal information
Full name Charles Raymond Hancock[1]
Date of birth (1925-02-16)16 February 1925[1]
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Date of death 20 April 2007(2007-04-20) (aged 82)
Place of death Stoke-on-Trent, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Abbey Hulton United
Bury
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1956 Port Vale 50 (0)
Northwich Victoria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles Raymond Hancock (16 February 1925 – 20 April 2007) was an English football goalkeeper. He was Ken Hancock's elder brother. He played for Port Vale between 1948 and 1956 and later turned out for Northwich Victoria. He was Vale's regular custodian as the club finished second in the Third Division North in 1952–53.

Career

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Hancock played for Abbey Hulton United and Bury before joining Port Vale in May 1948.[1] He made three Third Division South appearances in the 1948–49 campaign, but manager Gordon Hodgson kept him behind George Heppell and Ray King in the first-team pecking order.[1] Hancock, now aged 27, was selected by manager Freddie Steele as the club's first-team goalkeeper in the 1952–53 season, as Vale posted a second-place finish in the Third Division North.[1] However, King regained his first-team spot in the 1953–54 season, as Vale won the league title and reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup – Hancock featured just once all season.[1] He played one Second Division game in 1954–55 and featured twice in 1955–56.[1] Having made 53 appearances in all competitions for the "Valiants" he departed Vale Park when he was transferred to Northwich Victoria in the summer of 1956.[1]

Personal life

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Hancock married Joan, a schoolteacher, in 1949.[2] He worked at Masons Textiles in Leek, Staffordshire for many years.[3]

Career statistics

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Source:[4]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Port Vale 1948–49 Third Division South 3 0 0 0 3 0
1949–50 Third Division South 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950–51 Third Division South 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951–52 Third Division South 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952–53 Third Division North 43 0 2 0 45 0
1953–54 Third Division North 1 0 0 0 1 0
1954–55 Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1955–56 Second Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 50 0 2 0 52 0

Honours

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Port Vale

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 125. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ Kent, Jeff (December 1991). Port Vale Tales: A Collection Of Stories, Anecdotes And Memories. Witan Books. p. 142. ISBN 0-9508981-6-3.
  3. ^ Sherwin, Phil (2013). Men of Steele. Hanley, Staffordshire: Pass. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-9926579-1-8.
  4. ^ Ray Hancock at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  5. ^ Sherwin, Phil; Askey, Steve (2013), Men of Steele: The story of Port Vale's stunning 1953/54 season, Pass Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9926579-1-8
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