Ray Wilkins

Raymond Colin "Butch" Wilkins MBE (14 September 1956 – 4 April 2018) was an English football player and coach.

Wilkins began his career at Chelsea, where he was appointed captain at the age of 18. He later played for the likes of Manchester United, Milan, Queens Park Rangers, and Rangers. He won 84 caps for the England national football team from 1976 to 1986.

After his playing career ended, he worked as coach and manager with Queens Park Rangers, Fulham and Chelsea. He managed Jordan at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup and his last coaching job was as the assistant manager of Aston Villa later that year.

On 4 April 2018, Wilkins died of cardiac arrest at St George's Hospital in Tooting at the age of 61.

Career statistics

Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonDivisionLeagueNational CupOtherTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsChelsea1973–74First Division601000701974–75First Division21220102421975–76Second Division4211414050121976–77Second Division42720625091977–78First Division33731414091978–79First Division3530010363Total1793012216320735Manchester United1979–80First Division37220304221980–81First Division13020001501981–82First Division42110204511982–83First Division26141603621983–84First Division42310132565Total160710124219410A.C. Milan1984–85Serie A280120004001985–86Serie A29261604131986–87Serie A1607010240Total732251701053Paris Saint-Germain1987–88French Division 11300000130Rangers 1987–88Scottish Premier Division24130202911988–89Scottish Premier Division31160824531989–90Scottish Premier Division1500070220Total70290172964Queens Park Rangers1989–90First Division23192003231990–91First Division38210504421991–92First Division27110213021992–93Premier League27210403221993–94Premier League3911040441Total154713215118210Crystal Palace1994–95Premier League10000010Queens Park Rangers1994–95Premier League200000201995–96Premier League15010301901996–97First Division40000040Total2101030250Wycombe Wanderers1996–97Second Division10000010Hibernian1996–97Scottish Premier Division1600010170Millwall1996–97Second Division30001040Leyton Orient1996–97Third Division30000030Career total6944870684884862

International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsEngland197630197770197880197991198081198170198212119831019841001985901986100Total843

Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wilkins goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Ray WilkinsNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1  13 June 1979  Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria  24    3–3  3–4  Friendly  Austria 4 – 3 England. England Stats. Retrieved 4 April 2018. 2  12 June 1980  Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy  33    1–0  1–1  UEFA Euro 1980  Croke, Ruaidhrí (3 May 2016). Euro Moments: Ray Wilkins produces moment of magic as English fans riot. Irish Times. Retrieved 4 April 2018. 3  23 February 1982  Wembley Stadium, London, England  43    3–0  4–0  Home Championship  Match No. 559 – Tuesday, 23 February 1982. England Stats. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordQueens Park Rangers15 November 19944 September 1996Fulham25 September 19977 May 1998Chelsea (caretaker)13 September 200017 September 2000Chelsea (caretaker)9 February 200914 February 2009Jordan3 September 20141 July 2015Total

Honours
Player
Manchester United
FA Cup: 1982–83
FA Charity Shield: 1983

Rangers
Scottish Premier Division: 1988–89, 1989–90
Scottish League Cup: 1988–89 

England
Rous Cup: 1986Stanley Rous Cup-Part 2 (1986). Soccer Nostalgia (31 January 2017). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
British Home Championship: 1977–78, 1981–82, 1982–83

Individual
Chelsea Player of the Year: 1975–76, 1976–77
English Football Hall of Fame: 2013Walters, Mike (4 April 2018). 'If there was an award for nicest man in football, Ray Wilkins would have won it'. Mirror. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

References

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Category:Chelsea F.C. players
Category:Crystal Palace F.C. players
Category:Deaths from cardiac arrest
Category:English football managers
Category:Footballers from London
Category:Manchester United F.C. players
Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire
Category:People from the London Borough of Hillingdon
Category:Premier League players
Category:Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
Category:1982 FIFA World Cup players
Category:1986 FIFA World Cup players