Ray Harford

**Raymond Thomas (Ray) Harford** (1 June 1945 — 9 August 2003) is a former English football player.

### Playing statistics

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|rowspan="2"|Division|colspan="2"|League|colspan="2"|FA Cup|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Charlton Athletic|1965–66|Second Division|3|0|0|0|0|0|3|0||||
|rowspan="3"|Exeter City|1965–66|Third Division|17|0|0|0|0|0|17|0|||
|1966–67|Fourth Division|38|1|1|0|4|2|43|3|||||
|rowspan="5"|Lincoln City|1967–68|Fourth Division|46|3|1|0|5|0|52|3|||
|1968–69|Fourth Division|43|3|4|0|2|0|49|3|||||
|1969–70|Fourth Division|28|3|0|0|1|0|29|3|||||
|1970–71|Fourth Division|44|1|5|0|3|0|52|1|||||
|Mansfield Town|1971–72|Third Division|7|0|0|0|2|0|9|0||||
|rowspan="3"|Port Vale|1971–72|Third Division|19|1|0|0|0|0|19|1|||
|1972–73|Third Division|1|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|||||
|rowspan="4"|Colchester United|1972–73|Fourth Division|21|1|0|0|0|0|21|1|||
|1973–74|Fourth Division|46|1|1|1|1|0|48|2|||||
|1974–75|Third Division|41|2|2|0|6|0|49|2|||||

### Managerial statistics

|rowspan=2|Team|rowspan=2|From|rowspan=2|To|colspan=5|Record|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=left|Fulham|align=left|20 April 1984|align=left|10 June 1986|||
|align=left|Luton Town|align=left|15 June 1987|align=left|3 January 1990|||
|align=left|Wimbledon|align=left|18 June 1990|align=left|7 October 1991|||
|align=left|Blackburn Rovers|align=left|25 June 1995|align=left|25 October 1996|||
|align=left|West Bromwich Albion|align=left|6 February 1997|align=left|4 December 1997|||
|align=left|Queens Park Rangers|align=left|5 December 1997|align=left|28 September 1998|||
|align=left|Millwall (caretaker)|align=left|17 September 2000|align=left|25 September 2000|||

## Honours

**as a player with Colchester United**
- Football League Fourth Division promotion: 1973–74
- Colchester United F.C. Player of the Year: 1974

**as manager of Luton Town**
- League Cup: 1988; runner-up: 1989

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Ray Harford
- **fullname**: Raymond Thomas Harford
- **birth place**: Halifax, West Yorkshire, Halifax, England
- **position**: Defender (association football), Centre half
- **youthyears1**: 1961–1964
- **youthclubs1**: Charlton Athletic F.C., Charlton Athletic
- **years1**: 1964–1966
- **clubs1**: Charlton Athletic F.C., Charlton Athletic
- **caps1**: 3
- **goals1**: 0
- **years2**: 1966–1967
- **clubs2**: Exeter City F.C., Exeter City
- **caps2**: 55
- **goals2**: 1
- **years3**: 1967–1971
- **clubs3**: Lincoln City F.C., Lincoln City
- **caps3**: 161
- **goals3**: 10
- **years4**: 1971
- **clubs4**: Mansfield Town F.C., Mansfield Town
- **caps4**: 7
- **goals4**: 0
- **years5**: 1971–1973
- **clubs5**: Port Vale F.C., Port Vale
- **caps5**: 20
- **goals5**: 1
- **years6**: 1973
- **clubs6**: → Colchester United F.C., Colchester United (loan)
- **caps6**: 3
- **goals6**: 0
- **years7**: 1973–1975
- **clubs7**: Colchester United F.C., Colchester United
- **caps7**: 105
- **goals7**: 4
- **years8**: 1975
- **clubs8**: Romford F.C., Romford
- **caps8**: 5
- **goals8**: 1
- **totalcaps**: 359
- **totalgoals**: 17
- **manageryears1**: 1984–1986
- **managerclubs1**: Fulham F.C., Fulham
- **manageryears2**: 1987–1990
- **managerclubs2**: Luton Town F.C., Luton Town
- **manageryears3**: 1990–1991
- **managerclubs3**: Wimbledon F.C., Wimbledon
- **manageryears4**: 1995–1996
- **managerclubs4**: Blackburn Rovers F.C., Blackburn Rovers
- **manageryears5**: 1997
- **managerclubs5**: West Bromwich Albion F.C., West Bromwich Albion
- **manageryears6**: 1997–1998
- **managerclubs6**: Queens Park Rangers F.C., Queens Park Rangers
- **manageryears7**: 2000
- **managerclubs7**: Millwall F.C., Millwall (caretaker)