Ray Deakin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond John Deakin | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Date of death | 24 December 2008 (aged 49) | ||
| Place of death | York, England | ||
| Playing position | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1977 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1981 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 1981–1982 | Port Vale | 23 | (6) |
| 1982–1985 | Bolton Wanderers | 105 | (2) |
| 1985–1991 | Burnley | 213 | (6) |
| Total | 341 | (14) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Raymond John Deakin (19 June 1959 – 24 December 2008) was an English footballer, whose playing position was left-back. He had a 14-year career in the Football League with Everton, Port Vale, Bolton Wanderers, and Burnley. He captained Burnley at Wembley in the 1988 Football League Trophy Final.
Born in Liverpool, Deakin began his career at Everton, where he signed his first professional contract under Gordon Lee in 1977. However, he never made any appearances for the "Toffees" first team, and was released from Goodison Park in 1981. He then joined John McGrath's Port Vale, where he spent one season. He was initially a regular in the "Valiants" team, but lost his place in October 1981 and struggled to break back into first-team contention thereafter. He claimed seven goals (including five penalties) in 27 Fourth Division and FA Cup appearances, having scored his first goal in the Football League on 5 September 1981, in a 1–1 draw with Darlington at Feethams.
Deakin left Vale Park and joined Bolton Wanderers on a free transfer in May 1982.John McGovern's "Trotters" were relegated out of the Second Division in last place in 1982–83, though only three more points would have seen Bolton escape the drop at the expense of Grimsby Town. Wanderers finished tenth in the Third Division in 1983–84, before dropping to 17th place in 1984–85. He scored two goals in 105 league games during his three-season stay at Burnden Park.
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