John Ritson

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John Ritson
Personal information
Date of birth (1949-09-06) 6 September 1949 (age 76)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1967–1978 Bolton Wanderers 324 (9)
1978–1980 Bury 41 (2)
1980–1981 Southport 10 (1)
Total375(12)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Ritson (born 6 September 1949) is an English born former professional footballer, who played as a defender in the Football League in the 1960s and 1970s, most notably for Bolton Wanderers. [1]

He joined the club as an apprentice and made his league debut in the 1967-68 season. He went on to play 324 league matches for the club, and was a member of the promotion-winning team of 1977-78.

However, following a contractual dispute [2] he moved to Bury in the late 1970s and made over 40 league appearances for them, before moving into non-league football with Southport. [3] Ritson made 12 appearances for Southport in 1980–81. [4]

Following the end of his playing career, he ran a newsagents, and as of 2004 he was running his own builder's firm. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "John Ritson". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  2. 1 2 Times - Caught in Time [ dead link ] (subscription required)
  3. ↑ Neil Brown Stats - Bury
  4. ↑ "Southport FC Complete NL Player List" (PDF). Southport FC Stats. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
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