Bert Ralphs
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bertram Victor Ralphs[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1896[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Handsworth, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1944 (aged 48)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Dennison's | ||
| – | Reading | ||
| – | Nuneaton | ||
| 1919–1921 | Blackburn Rovers | 40 | (6) |
| 1922–1925 | Stoke | 92 | (6) |
| 1926–1927 | Chesterfield | 32 | (7) |
| 1927–1929 | Crewe Alexandra | 61 | (4) |
| – | Stafford Rangers | ||
| Total | 224 | (23) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Bertram Victor "Bert" Ralphs (1896 – 1944) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers, Chesterfield, Crewe Alexandra and Stoke.[1]
Career
Ralphs had an interesting career as a 'fast and enterprising winger' who occasionally played as in inside-forward.[1] He began playing football just before World War I with his works team Dennison's before he turned out for Reading and Nuneaton.[1] After the end of the conflict Ralphs turned professional and signed for Blackburn Rovers.[1] He played in 40 league matches scoring six goals for Rovers before being signed by Stoke in 1922.[1] His first season with the "Potters" ended in disappointment as the club suffered relegation from the First Division.[1] He spent the next season as back up to Tommy Broad before establishing himself as first choice right winger and was an ever present during the 1924–25 season.[1] He spent one more season with Stoke before leaving for Chesterfield in 1926.[1] He later went on to play for Crewe Alexandra and Stafford Rangers.[1]
Career statistics
- Sourced from Bert Ralphs profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | 1920–21 | First Division | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| 1921–22 | First Division | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
| Total | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 6 | ||
| Stoke[1] | 1922–23 | First Division | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| 1923–24 | Second Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1924–25 | Second Division | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 2 | |
| 1925–26 | Second Division | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| Total | 92 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 96 | 6 | ||
| Chesterfield | 1926–27 | Third Division North | 32 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 8 |
| Total | 32 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 8 | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | 1927–28 | Third Division North | 42 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 5 |
| 1928–29 | Third Division North | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Total | 61 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 67 | 5 | ||
| Career Total | 225 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 239 | 25 | ||