Ray Wilkins
Raymond Colin "Butch" Wilkins MBE (14 September 1956 – 4 April 2018) was an English football player and coach.
 Wilkins in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond Colin Wilkins[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Hillingdon, London, England, U.K. | ||
| Date of death | 4 April 2018 (aged 61) | ||
| Place of death | Tooting, London, England, U.K. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1979 | Chelsea | 179 | (30) |
| 1979–1984 | Manchester United | 160 | (7) |
| 1984–1987 | Milan | 73 | (2) |
| 1987 | Paris Saint-Germain | 13 | (0) |
| 1987–1989 | Rangers | 70 | (2) |
| 1989–1994 | Queens Park Rangers | 154 | (7) |
| 1994 | Crystal Palace | 1 | (0) |
| 1994–1996 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | (0) |
| 1996 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Hibernian | 16 | (0) |
| 1997 | Millwall | 3 | (0) |
| 1997 | Leyton Orient | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 694 | (48) | |
| National team | |||
| 1976 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1976–1986 | England | 84 | (3[2]) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1994–1996 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 1997–1998 | Fulham | ||
| 1998–2000 | Chelsea (assistant) | ||
| 2000–2002 | Watford (assistant) | ||
| 2003–2005 | Millwall (assistant) | ||
| 2004–2007 | England U21 (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Chelsea (assistant) | ||
| 2009 | Chelsea (caretaker) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Chelsea (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Fulham (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Jordan | ||
| 2015 | Aston Villa (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Wilkins began his career at Chelsea, where he was appointed captain at the age of 18.[3] He later played for the likes of Manchester United, Milan, Queens Park Rangers, and Rangers. He won 84 caps for the England national football team from 1976 to 1986.
After his playing career ended, he worked as coach and manager with Queens Park Rangers, Fulham and Chelsea. He managed Jordan at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup and his last coaching job was as the assistant manager of Aston Villa later that year.
On 4 April 2018, Wilkins died of cardiac arrest at St George's Hospital in Tooting at the age of 61.[4]
References
- "Ray Wilkins". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- Arnhold, Matthias; Mamrud, Roberto. "England – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
- "Lessons from Senrab's soccer school". BBC Sport. 30 March 2004. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- "Ray Wilkins: Former England captain dies in London hospital". BBC Sport. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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