Ronnie Hildersley

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Ronnie Hildersley
Personal information
Full name Ronald Hildersley [1]
Date of birth (1965-04-06) 6 April 1965 (age 59) [1]
Place of birth Kirkcaldy, [1] Scotland
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1981–1983 Manchester City 1 (0)
1983–1984 → Chester City (loan) 9 (0)
1984–1985 Chester City 9 (0)
1985–1986 Rochdale 16 (0)
1986–1988 Preston North End 58 (3)
1988 → Cambridge United (loan) 9 (3)
1988–1990 Blackburn Rovers 30 (4)
1990–1991 Wigan Athletic 4 (0)
1991 Montreal Supra 17 (3)
1991–1993 Halifax Town 31 (2)
1993–1996 East Fife 48 (4)
1997–1998 Montrose 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronald Hildersley (born 6 April 1965) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Although born in Scotland, Hildersley was an apprentice with Manchester City, who he made one Football League appearance for. After a loan spell with Chester City in the closing stages of the 1983–84 season he then joined the club permanently. He then played for Rochdale (1985–1986), Preston North End (1986–1988) and Cambridge United (1988, loan), before joining Division Two side Blackburn Rovers in July 1988.

Hildersley made 30 league appearances for the Ewood Park club before moving to Wigan Athletic two years later, followed by a spell with Halifax Town. After their relegation out of the Football League in 1993, Hildersley returned to Scotland and played for East Fife and Montrose. He retired from playing after the 1997–98 season. In 1991, he played for Montreal Supra of the Canadian Soccer League. [3] In 2000, he was working for J D Williams in Shaw nr Oldham.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ronnie Hildersley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p.  298. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ↑ "Ronnie Hildersley soccer statistics on StatsCrew.com".


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