A right half, Raven began his career at Second Division club Notts County and later dropped into non-League football to join Southern League Eastern Division club Folkestone.
[3] Raven returned to the Football League to join Second Division club Brentford in 1934.
[3] He made one appearance for the club, in a 0–0 draw with Nottingham Forest on 28 February 1935.
[5] He later played in both the Third Division North and South for Wrexham and Bristol Rovers respectively, before his career was brought to a halt by the outbreak of the Second World War.
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