Sim Raleigh

Sim Raleigh

Personal information
Full name	Simeon Raleigh
Date of birth	(1909-03-24)24 March 1909
Place of birth	Brinsworth, Rotherham, England
Date of death	1 December 1934(1934-12-01) (aged 25)
Place of death	Rochester, England
Position(s)	Inside-forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1929–1930	Huddersfield Town	0	(0)
1930–1932	Hull City	31	(22)
1932–1934	Gillingham[1]	83	(34)
Total		114	(56)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 August 2007

Simeon Raleigh (24 March 1909 – 1 December 1934) was an English professional footballer.

Raleigh's clubs included Huddersfield Town, Hull City and Gillingham. While playing for Gillingham in a match against Brighton & Hove Albion on 1 December 1934, he was injured in a clash of heads with an opponent, and continued to play but collapsed later in the game and died in hospital that night. The club raised over £250 (equivalent to £20,000 in 2023) for his widow and young son.^[2]

References

1. Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 26. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
2. Triggs, Roger (1984). Gillingham Football Club: A Chronology 1893-1984. Kent County Libraries. p. 13.