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Stephen Raynes
Personal information
Full name Stephen Raynes
Date of birth (1971-09-04) 4 September 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991-1993 Hibernian 3 (0)
Hong Kong Rangers
Dundalk
1997-1998 Livingston 32 (2)
1998-1999 Forfar 32 (0)
1999-2001 Brechin 51 (1)
2001-2002 Cowdenbeath 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen Raynes (born 4 September 1971) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder for Forfar and Livingston.[1]

Career

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Playing career

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Raynes started his career at Hibernian and left Easter Road in 1993 having made 3 first team appearances.[citation needed]

After leaving Hibernian, Raynes ventured abroad and played in Hong Kong and Ireland with Hong Kong Rangers and Dundalk respectively.[citation needed]

He returned to Scotland in 1997 to sign for Livingston, making his debut in a 2–0 defeat to Hearts in the Scottish League Cup on 9 August 1997. He went on to make 32 league appearances for Livingston and scored twice.[citation needed]

Raynes was on the move again in 1998, and signed for Forfar. He made 32 league appearances for Forfar before leaving in 1999.[citation needed]

After a successful trial period, Raynes signed for Brechin in 1999.[2] He remained at Glebe Park for 2 years and appeared in 51 games.[citation needed]

Now approaching the end of his career, he spent the 2001–2002 season at Cowdenbeath.[3] He appeared 15 times for the team before retiring from professional football.

References

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  1. ^ Stephen Raynes at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  2. ^ "Brechin heading in right direction after poor start". The Herald. 27 November 1999.
  3. ^ "Clydebank 3-2 Cowdenbeath". BBC Sport. 19 September 2001.
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