Ronnie Clayton (footballer, born 1937)

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Ronnie Clayton
Personal information
Full name Ronald Clayton [1]
Date of birth (1937-01-18) 18 January 1937 (age 86) [1]
Place of birth Hull, [1] England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
19??–1958 Hereford United 0 (0)
1958 Arsenal 0 (0)
1958–1960 Brighton & Hove Albion 14 (3)
1960–196? Hastings United
Rugby Town
Hinckley Athletic
Hereford United
1965–1966 Toronto Inter-Roma
1968 Toronto Ukraina
Managerial career
1977 London City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronald Clayton (born 18 January 1937) is an English former professional footballer who played as an inside right in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion. [1] [2] He was on the books of Arsenal without playing for their first team, and also played non-league football for Hereford United, Hastings United, Rugby Town and Hinckley Athletic. [2] In 1965, he played abroad in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto Inter-Roma. [3] In 1969, he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Ukraina. [4]

In 1977, he was the head coach for London City in the National Soccer League. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ronnie Clayton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 55. ISBN   978-0-9521337-1-1.
  3. "Crosswords". Newspapers.com. The Province. 26 April 1965. p. 15. Retrieved 22 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Waring, Ed (19 July 1969). "3 Olympians in lineup for MTK". The Globe and Mail . p. 30.
  5. Hall, Dave (2 May 1977). "City shuts down Stars". Newspapers.com. The Windsor Star. p. 26. Retrieved 22 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)