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David Raven (footballer)

For other people named David Raven, see David Raven (disambiguation).

David Haydn Raven (born 10 March 1985) is an English former footballer and former assistant manager at Warrington Town. He played as a right-back or centre-back.

David Raven
Personal information
Full name David Haydn Raven[1]
Date of birth (1985-03-10) 10 March 1985 (age 39)[2]
Place of birth West Kirby, Wirral, England[3]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[4][2]
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
Tranmere Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Liverpool 1 (0)
2005–2006 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 11 (0)
2006–2010 Carlisle United 137 (1)
2010–2011 Shrewsbury Town 24 (0)
2011–2012 Tranmere Rovers 17 (0)
2012–2018 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 153 (3)
2018 Wrexham 7 (0)
2018–2020 Warrington Town 59 (3)
2020–2021 Marine 16 (0)
Total 425 (7)
International career‡
England U18 5 (0)
England U19 5 (0)
England U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:36, 11th December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 September 2014

Career

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Liverpool

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He initially started playing in Tranmere Rovers' academy while attending Calday Grange Grammar School before joining Liverpool.

Raven made his first team debut with a man-of-the-match display during the League Cup quarter-final win against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane in December 2004 and went on to play in two further games: disappointing defeats to Burnley in the FA Cup Third Round and Southampton in the Barclays Premiership. He had also played in the pre-season match against Wrexham in August 2004.

He featured in a number of games at centre-half for the reserves throughout 2004 but manager Rafael Benítez, having been impressed since his arrival in the summer, saw his best position as right-back. He became the regular captain of Liverpool's reserve team. Raven spent the latter part of the 2005–06 season on loan at Tranmere Rovers.

Carlisle United

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Raven then moved to Carlisle United from Liverpool on a free transfer but his debut lasted only half-an-hour before he was substituted because of injury.

After an injury-plagued first season at Carlisle, 2007–08 was a different story for Raven, as he established himself as Carlisle's first choice right-back. He also won the club's 'Most Improved Player of the Year' award. During this season he also scored his first goal for Carlisle when he netted against Orient.[5]

Raven signed for Shrewsbury Town in July 2010 on a one-year contract.

Shrewsbury Town

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Having been released from Carlisle United, new Shrewsbury Town manager Graham Turner announced Raven as his second permanent signing.[6] After another injury plagued, yet consistent season when playing, Raven was released by the club in May 2011.

Tranmere Rovers

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In the summer of 2011, he returned to former 'loan' club Tranmere Rovers on trial, playing in a pre-season tie against Colwyn Bay.[7] He signed for the club but was subsequently released at the end of the 2011–12 season after making 17 league appearances.[8]

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

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He signed for SPL side Inverness Caledonian Thistle in June 2012.[9] He made his debut in a 2–1 friendly win over Buckie Thistle. His SPL debut came against St Mirren in a 2–2 draw.

Raven scored his first goal for ICT when he opened the scoring in a 3–0 Highland derby win against Ross County in February 2014. His third career goal was an extra-time winner against Celtic, in the 2014–15 Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden Park, Glasgow, on Sunday 19 April 2015.[10] On 30 April Inverness CT announced that Raven had signed a one-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2015–16 season.[11] Inverness won the 2014–15 Scottish Cup,[12] but Raven missed the cup final due to injury.

Just before December 2017, David Raven confirmed that he would be leaving the club for greener pastures, due to the fact of the club being in debt and being unable to afford several high earning players' wages. Raven was one on the list that they couldn't afford. He also admitted that he wanted to start coaching with the highland club.[13]

On 2 January 2018, Raven played his final home game for Inverness in a 1–1 draw with Livingston in the 2017–18 Scottish Championship. His final game for Caley Thistle came four days later in a 1–0 loss to St Mirren.[14]

Wrexham

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On 26 January 2018, Raven joined Wrexham and made his debut the following day in a 2–2 draw against former club Tranmere Rovers and alongside former Inverness teammate Scott Boden.[15][16] Raven was released by Wrexham in May 2018.[17]

Warrington Town and Marine

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On 1 July 2018, Raven joined Northern Premier League side, Warrington Town, after almost 2 months without a club. He made two appearances for the club in the FA Cup against Halifax Town in the initial 2–2 draw on 20 October 2018, and the 2–0 loss in the replay three days later.

In September 2020 he joined Marine.[18] He left in December 2021 to become assistant manager at Warrington Town.[19] On 5 August 2024, Raven announced he had been "sacked" from his role at the club.[20]

Career statistics

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As of match played 29 November 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool 2004–05[21] Premier League 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2005–06[22] 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Liverpool total 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2005–06[22] League One 11 0 — — — 0 0 11 0
Carlisle United 2006–07[23] League One 36 0 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 37 0
2007–08[24] 44 1 2 0 2 0 — 2[a] 0 50 1
2008–09[25] 41 0 3 0 2 0 — 0 0 46 0
2009–10[26] 16 0 0 0 3 0 — 2[a] 0 21 0
Carlisle total 137 1 6 0 7 0 — 4 0 154 1
Shrewsbury Town 2010–11[27] League Two 24 0 0 0 2 0 — 2[a] 0 28 0
Tranmere Rovers 2011–12[28] League One 17 0 1 0 1 0 — 1[a] 0 20 0
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2012–13[29] Scottish Premier League 36 0 3 0 4 0 — — 43 0
2013–14[30] Scottish Premiership 26 1 3 0 3 0 — — 32 1
2014–15[31] 33 0 5 1 1 0 — — 39 1
2015–16[32] 19 1 3 0 2 0 2[b] 0 — 26 1
2016–17[33] 21 1 1 0 4 0 — — 26 1
2017–18[34] Scottish Championship 18 0 0 0 1 0 — 3[c] 1 22 1
Inverness total 153 3 15 1 15 0 2 0 3 1 188 5
Wrexham 2017–18[34] National League 7 0 — — — 0 0 7 0
Warrington Town 2018–19[35] Northern Premier League 37 0 6 0 — — 1[d] 0 44 0
2019–20[36] 22 3 4 0 — — 1[d] 0 27 3
Warrington total 59 3 10 0 — — 2 0 71 3
Marine 2020–21[37] Northern Premier League Division One North West 4 0 6 1 — — 3[d] 0 13 1
Career total 413 7 39 2 27 0 2 0 15 1 496 10
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in the Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in the FA Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "David Raven". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b "David Raven: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 545. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  4. ^ "David Raven". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 14 May 2006.
  5. ^ "Leyton Orient 0–3 Carlisle". BBC. 22 March 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  6. ^ "Shrewsbury Town sign defender David Raven". BBC Sport. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  7. ^ "Report: Colwyn Bay 3 Tranmere 3". Tranmere Rovers. 16 July 2011. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  8. ^ "Moore Rebuilding Squad". Tranmere Rovers FC. 8 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  9. ^ "Terry's New Signing Hat-Trick". Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  10. ^ "Inverness CT 3-2 Celtic". BBC Sport. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  11. ^ "David Raven extends Inverness contract with one-year deal". BBC Sport. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  12. ^ Lamont, Alasdair (30 May 2015). "Inverness CT 2–1 Falkirk". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  13. ^ "Departing defender sure Caley Thistle can launch promotion push | Press and Journal". Press and Journal. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  14. ^ "David Raven - Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC". ictfc.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  15. ^ "David Raven: Wrexham sign former Inverness Caledonian Thistle defender". BBC Sport. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  16. ^ Rob Griffiths (27 January 2018). "Player ratings: Wrexham AFC v Tranmere Rovers FC". Daily Post. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  17. ^ Carl Hogan (14 May 2018). "Wrexham AFC Announce 2018 Retained List". Wrexham A.F.C. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  18. ^ "NPL player movements #25". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  19. ^ "David Raven". Marine AFC. 16 December 2021. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  20. ^ "Warrington Town assistant manager 'sacked' on eve of new season". Warrington Guardian. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  21. ^ "Games played by David Raven in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  22. ^ a b "Games played by David Raven in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  23. ^ "Games played by David Raven in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  24. ^ "Games played by David Raven in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  25. ^ "Games played by David Raven in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  26. ^ "Games played by David Raven in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  27. ^ "Games played by David Raven in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  28. ^ "Games played by David Raven in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  29. ^ "Games played by David Raven in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  30. ^ "Games played by David Raven in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  31. ^ "Games played by David Raven in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  32. ^ "Games played by David Raven in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  33. ^ "Games played by David Raven in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  34. ^ a b "Games played by David Raven in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  35. ^ "Warrington Town Results 2018-19". Warrington Town F.C. Warrington Town F.C. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  36. ^ "Warrington Town Results 2019-20". Warrington Town F.C. Warrington Town F.C. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  37. ^ "Marinw Results 2020-21". Marine F.C. Marine F.C. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
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