Famous Fulham Players: No 26 Ray Houghton

1982-86, 145 appearances, 21 goals

The greatest free transfer ever. Signed from West Ham for nothing in 1982, sold to Oxford United for £147,000 in 1985. In between he scored some famous goals and played 145 times for the club. Post-Fulham his career was a huge success: he won the Milk Cup with Oxford, several trophies at Liverpool after that, and was a mainstay of Jack Charlton's famous Ireland side.

Personal information
Full name	Raymond James Houghton
Date of birth	9 January 1962 (1962-01-09) (age 48)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	Midfielder (retired)
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1979-1982 1982-1985 1985-1987 1987-1992 1992-1995 1995-1997 1997-1999 1999-2000	West Ham United Fulham Oxford United Liverpool Aston Villa Crystal Palace Reading Stevenage Borough	001 00(0) 129 0(16) 083 0(10) 153 0(28) 095 00(6) 073 00(7) 043 00(1) 003 00(0)
National team
1986-1997	Republic of Ireland	073 00(6)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)