Ron Andrew

Ron Andrew
Personal information
Full name	Ronald Edward Harold Andrew[1]
Date of birth	5 January 1936[1]
Place of birth	Bebington, England[1]
Playing position(s)	Centre-half
Youth career
	Ellesmere Port Town
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

Playing 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]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
Club	Season	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

Honours

Stoke City

Football League Second Division: 1962–63

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References

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

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[The_Encyclopaedia_of_Stoke_City-1] Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

[kent-2] 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)