| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Edward Harold Andrew [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1936 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bebington, England [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-half; centre-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ellesmere Port Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1964 | Stoke City | 115 | (1) |
| 1964–1965 | Port Vale | 8 | (1) |
| Total | 123 | (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.
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]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 1957–58 | Second Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| 1958–59 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1959–60 | Second Division | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 32 | 0 | ||
| 1960–61 | Second Division | 37 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
| 1961–62 | Second Division | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 1962–63 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1963–64 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 115 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 129 | 2 | ||
| Port Vale | 1964–65 | Third Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Career total | 123 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 137 | 3 | ||
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