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.

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*
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

Career

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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

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Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Total
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

Honours

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Stoke City

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ a b c d 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)