Ron Andrew

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

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
			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

References

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