This article is about a footballer. For an American football player, see Ray Horton.
Ray Houghton
Houghton in the mid-1990s
Personal information
Full name
Raymond James Houghton[1]
Date of birth
(1962-01-09) 9 January 1962 (age 62)[1]
Place of birth
Glasgow,[1] Scotland
Height
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s)
Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1979
West Ham United
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1979–1982
West Ham United
1
(0)
1982–1985
Fulham
129
(16)
1985–1987
Oxford United
83
(10)
1987–1992
Liverpool
153
(28)
1992–1995
Aston Villa
95
(6)
1995–1997
Crystal Palace
73
(7)
1997–1999
Reading
43
(1)
1999–2000
Stevenage Borough
3
(0)
Total
580
(68)
International career
1986–1997
Republic of Ireland
73
(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Raymond James Houghton (born 9 January 1962) is a former professional footballer and current sports analyst and commentator with RTÉ Sport.
As a player, he was a midfielder, notably playing for Liverpool where he won two First Division titles and a two FA Cups before switching to Aston Villa ahead of the inaugural Premier League season. He also briefly played top flight football for both West Ham United and Crystal Palace with spells in the Football League for Fulham, Oxford United and Reading, before retiring with non-league Stevenage Borough.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Houghton played international football for the Republic of Ireland, for which he qualified through his Irish father. Houghton is particularly remembered by Irish fans for scoring two of the most important goals in the national team's history, which resulted in 1–0 victories over England in Stuttgart at the 1988 European Championship, and Italy at Giants Stadium at the 1994 World Cup.
^ abc"Ray Houghton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
^Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
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