Ray Colfar
Personal information
Full name Raymond Joseph Colfar
Date of birth (1935-12-04)4 December 1935
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Date of death December 31, 2020(2020-12-31) (aged 85)
Place of death England
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
1955– Epsom & Ewell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1958 Sutton United
1958–1961 Crystal Palace 41 (6)
1961–1962 Cambridge United ? (9)
1962–1964 Headington United 18 (4)
1965–1966 Guildford City ? (?)
1968–1970 Wimbledon 39 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raymond Joseph Colfar (4 December 1935 – 31 December 2020)[1][2] was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League, as a left winger.

Career

Colfar was born in Liverpool, Lancashire[1] but began his career at Epsom & Ewell in 1955–56[3] before signing for Sutton United and in November 1958, signed for Crystal Palace then playing in the Fourth Division. Over the next three seasons he made 41 league appearances, scoring six times.[1] He made only five appearances in the 1960–61 season when Palace were promoted[4] and at the end of the season, moved on to Cambridge United.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 320. ISBN 0907969542.
  2. ↑ "Former Palace winger Ray Colfar dies aged 85". Crystal Palace F.C. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Latest News". www.eefconline.co.uk. November 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  4. ↑ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. pp. 214–15. ISBN 0907969542.


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