Ray Lugg

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Ray Lugg
Personal information
Full name Raymond Lugg
Date of birth (1948-07-18) 18 July 1948 (age 77)
Place of birth Jarrow, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1]
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
Total376(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. [2] [3] [4]

Lugg was born in Jarrow, [3] and played for his hometown club, Jarrow Vikings, before joining Middlesbrough in 1965, where he helped them win promotion in 1968. [5] 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). [6] He spent a season at Plymouth [5] and then five years at Crewe, making 185 appearances. [7] He was sold to Bury for £17,000, and later played for Chorley. [5]

Lugg played a summer with Fort Lauderdale Strikers [5] and was later a football coach in Fort Lauderdale in Florida. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1976). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1976–77. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 158. ISBN   978-0-362-00259-1.
  2. ↑ "Ray Lugg". Doing the 92. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Blower, Janis (19 October 2012). "Old team-mate on lookout for ex-Boro star Ray Lugg". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ray Lugg". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Ray Lugg". Greens On Screen. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "1924, 1970". Watford: The Giant Killers. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  7. ↑ Crisp, Marco (1998). Crewe Alexandra Match by Match (2nd ed.). Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN   1-899468-81-1.
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