5x best and fairest winner West Perth (1948, 1950, 1953-1955)
Source: AustralianFootball.com
Schofield began his career as a full-forward in the wartime under-19 competition (which is excluded in some sources), and headed the WANFL goalkicking in 1943 with 93 goals. He did not play in 1944 or 1945 due to service with the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II.[4]
Schofield would make his senior WANFL debut late in 1946, where he played as a forward in the Cardinals’ losing Grand Final team. In 1947, coach Stan “Pops” Heal moved Schofield to full-back after former spearhead Bill Baker was unsuccessful there,[5] and he developed into a champion defender over the next decade.
At full-back, Ray Schofield was a five time best and fairest winner at West Perth, in 1948, 1950, and 1953 to 1955.[6] He played in West Perth’s 1949 and 1951 premiership teams,[6] taking several critical marks to help win the latter encounter. In the twilight of his career, Schofield returned to attack, heading West Perth’s goalkicking again in 1957.
In his final season in 1958, Schofield played his 248th career game in Round 10 to break William "Digger" Thomas' long-standing West Australian elite football career games record, and two weeks later became the first West Australian elite football player to play 250 career games.
Schofield also played 22 interstate football matches for Western Australia, including matches at the 1950 Brisbane and 1953 Adelaide Carnivals.[6] He was selected as the full-back in West Perth’s official "Team of the Century", and in 2004 was one of the inaugural inductees in the West Australian Football Hall of Fame.[6]
Referencesedit
^ The WAFL was an under-19s competition in 1943 due to the loss of players to serve in World War II.
^ These tallies exclude 18 games and 93 goals in the 1943 under-19s competition.
^"Ray Schofield". Australian football. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
^Atkinson, Brian; It’s a Grand Old Flag: a History and Comprehensive Statistical Analysis of the West Perth Football Club 1885-2007, p. 104 ISBN9781921361395
^ abcd"Full Points Footy: Ray Schofield (West Perth)". fullpointsfooty.net.
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schofield, raymond, john, schofield, august, 1925, december, 2017, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, west, perth, western, australian, national, football, league, wanfl, personal, informationfull, nameraymond, john, schofielddate, birth, 1925, augus. Raymond John Schofield 7 August 1925 23 December 2017 was an Australian rules footballer who played with West Perth in the Western Australian National Football League WANFL 3 Ray SchofieldPersonal informationFull nameRaymond John SchofieldDate of birth 1925 08 07 7 August 1925Place of birthSubiaco Western AustraliaDate of death23 December 2017 aged 92 Original team s North PerthPosition s full back full forwardPlaying career1YearsClubGames Goals 1946 1958 1 West Perth259 169 2 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1958 Career highlights2 x WANFL premiership player 1949 1951 5x best and fairest winner West Perth 1948 1950 1953 1955 Source AustralianFootball comSchofield began his career as a full forward in the wartime under 19 competition which is excluded in some sources and headed the WANFL goalkicking in 1943 with 93 goals He did not play in 1944 or 1945 due to service with the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II 4 Schofield would make his senior WANFL debut late in 1946 where he played as a forward in the Cardinals losing Grand Final team In 1947 coach Stan Pops Heal moved Schofield to full back after former spearhead Bill Baker was unsuccessful there 5 and he developed into a champion defender over the next decade At full back Ray Schofield was a five time best and fairest winner at West Perth in 1948 1950 and 1953 to 1955 6 He played in West Perth s 1949 and 1951 premiership teams 6 taking several critical marks to help win the latter encounter In the twilight of his career Schofield returned to attack heading West Perth s goalkicking again in 1957 In his final season in 1958 Schofield played his 248th career game in Round 10 to break William Digger Thomas long standing West Australian elite football career games record and two weeks later became the first West Australian elite football player to play 250 career games Schofield also played 22 interstate football matches for Western Australia including matches at the 1950 Brisbane and 1953 Adelaide Carnivals 6 He was selected as the full back in West Perth s official Team of the Century and in 2004 was one of the inaugural inductees in the West Australian Football Hall of Fame 6 References edit The WAFL was an under 19s competition in 1943 due to the loss of players to serve in World War II These tallies exclude 18 games and 93 goals in the 1943 under 19s competition Ray Schofield Australian football Retrieved 20 August 2018 WW2 Nominal Roll Government of Australia Atkinson Brian It s a Grand Old Flag a History and Comprehensive Statistical Analysis of the West Perth Football Club 1885 2007 p 104 ISBN 9781921361395 a b c d Full Points Footy Ray Schofield West Perth fullpointsfooty net nbsp This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ray Schofield amp oldid 1175034243, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
