Ray Lugg
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond Lugg | ||
| Date of birth | 18 July 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Jarrow, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1969 | Middlesbrough | 37 | (3) |
| 1969–1972 | Watford | 59 | (3) |
| 1972–1973 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | (1) |
| 1973–1978 | Crewe Alexandra | 185 | (10) |
| 1978–1980 | Bury | 71 | (2) |
| Total | 376 | (19) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Raymond Lugg (born 18 July 1948) is an English former professional footballer who played mainly as a midfielder for Middlesbrough, Watford, Plymouth Argyle, Crewe Alexandra and Bury during a 15-year career from the late 1960s through to 1980.[1][2][3]
Lugg was born in Jarrow,[2] and played for his hometown club, Jarrow Vikings, before joining Middlesbrough in 1965, where he helped them win promotion in 1968.[4] Unable to retain a first-team place the following season, he was sold to Watford, who he also helped to promotion as well as helping reach an FA Cup semi-final in 1970 (beating Stoke City and Liverpool en route).[5] He spent a season at Plymouth[4] and then five years at Crewe, making 185 appearances.[6] He was sold to Bury for £17,000, and later played for Chorley.[4]
Lugg played a summer with Fort Lauderdale Strikers[4] and was later a football coach in Fort Lauderdale in Florida.[2]
References
- ^ "Ray Lugg". Doing the 92. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ a b c Blower, Janis (19 October 2012). "Old team-mate on lookout for ex-Boro star Ray Lugg". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ "Ray Lugg". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Ray Lugg". Greens On Screen. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ "1924, 1970". Watford: The Giant Killers. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ Crisp, Marco (1998). Crewe Alexandra Match by Match (2nd ed.). Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899468-81-1.