Ron Andrew

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Ron Andrew
Personal information
Full name Ronald Edward Harold Andrew [1]
Date of birth (1936-01-05) 5 January 1936 (age 88) [1]
Place of birth Bebington, England [1]
Position(s) Centre-half
Youth career
Ellesmere Port Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1957–1964 Stoke City 115 (1)
1964–1965 Port Vale 8 (1)
Total123(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronald Edward Harold Andrew (born 5 January 1936) is an English former footballer who played for Port Vale and Stoke City. [1] A centre-half, he played 137 games in an eight-year career in the Football League.

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Career

Andrew played for Ellesmere Port Town before joining Stoke City in 1957. [1] He broke into the first-team in 1959–60, playing in 32 matches at centre-back. [1] At the end of what was a very poor season, manager Frank Taylor was replaced by his assistant Tony Waddington, who kept faith with Andrew. He was a regular for the "Potters" in 1960–61 and 1961–62 but lost his place once Waddington had brought in former England international Eddie Clamp in August 1962. [1] He remained at the Victoria Ground, playing in the club's reserves, making the occasional first-team appearance as and when required. [1]

In June 1964, he joined Potteries rivals Port Vale after manager Freddie Steele paid out a £3,000 fee. [2] He scored on his debut in a 4–1 reverse at Workington on 22 August 1964. [2] However, he picked up a flu at the end of the month and after recovering found himself out of the first-team. [2] He never played more than two consecutive games at Vale Park, and was instead given a free transfer by new manager Jackie Mudie in April 1965. [2]

Career statistics

Source: [3]

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1957–58 Second Division 5000–50
1958–59 Second Division2000–20
1959–60 Second Division30020–320
1960–61 Second Division3706110441
1961–62 Second Division3513010391
1962–63 Second Division20100030
1963–64 First Division 40000040
Total1151121201292
Port Vale 1964–65 Third Division 81000081
Career total1232121201373

Honours

Stoke City

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN   0-9524151-0-0.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 7. ISBN   0-9529152-0-0.
  3. ↑ Ron Andrew at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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