Ray Glastonbury, a star player for Workington Town during the 1960s, has died at the age of 87.
The Cardiff-born winger played 205 games for Town between 1962 and 1968, scoring 123 tries – and one drop goal.
He had first come to the notice of Town officials playing for the Combined Services team on a tour of Southern Rhodesia during his stint in the RAF.
Glastonbury had started his career with the Whitechurch Grammar School first XV before joining the Cardiff club as a teenager, making his first team debut in the 1959/60 season.
His first season at Town was quite remarkable in 1962/63.
He scored on his debut at Blackpool, on the right wing, and followed up with five more on his home debut against Rochdale.
He went on to score 20 tries in his first ten appearances and finished that campaign with 40 touchdowns.
Over the next five seasons he played regularly for Town and was in double figures for try-scoring in four of them – 24, 20, 19 and 21.
He notched eight in the 1966/67 season.
Early in the 1968/69 season he suffered a serious knee injury and played his final game before retirement on September 2 1968 in a 10-8 win at Whitehaven.
Although he never played rugby again, back home in Cardiff he did play football, cricket and squash and was always well received on rare return visits to Workington.
In a message on social media, Town said: “In 2017 we were honoured to have Ray return to the club with his lovely family where he was joined by a number of his former team-mates.
“We’d like to pass our condolences on to his family and friends and thank him again for his time in the blue and white. RIP marra.”
