Reginald Malcolm Stratton (10 July 1939 – 21 May 2018) was an English footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Fulham and Colchester United and in the North American Soccer League for Vancouver Royals.
Born in Kingsley, England youth and England amateur international Stratton joined Fulham in May 1959 after helping his club Woking to lift the FA Amateur Cup in front of a 71,000 strong crowd at Wembley Stadium by scoring in the 3–0 win.
[4] He made his United debut on 21 August 1965, a 1–0 away defeat at Port Vale[5] and opened his scoring account with a brace on 1 September in the League Cup as the U's beat Exeter City 2–1 at Layer Road.
However, after refusing new terms, he was placed on the transfer list,[3] and in 1968 briefly joined Vancouver Royals in the North American Soccer League where he made four appearances, before the team folded.
[3] Stratton is great-uncle to former Manchester United and England midfielder Tom Cleverley.