Wally Ardron
English footballer (1918–1978)
Ardron in 1948 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 September 1918 | ||
Place of birth | Swinton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | ||
Date of death | 1978 | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Denaby United | |||
1938–1949 | Rotherham United | 123 | (98) |
1949–1955 | Nottingham Forest | 182 | (123) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Wally Ardron (19 September 1918 – March 1978) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward. He joined Rotherham United from Denaby United, and went on to score 98 Football League goals for Rotherham, either side of World War II.[1]
He joined Nottingham Forest after his time at Rotherham.[1] Ardron scored on his league debut for Nottingham Forest on 20 August 1949 in the 2–2 draw away to Brighton, also winning two champion leagues at his time there. [2] He holds the record for scoring most Forest league goals in one season (36 in 1950–51) [3] and is their third highest goal scorer in all competitions.[2]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rotherham United | 1938–39 | Third Division (North) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1945–46 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | ||
1946–47 | Third Division (North) | 40 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 40 | |
1947–48 | Third Division (North) | 40 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 30 | |
1948–49 | Third Division (North) | 42 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 32 | |
Total | 123 | 98 | 13 | 7 | 136 | 105 | ||
Nottingham Forest | 1949–50 | Third Division (South) | 41 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 25 |
1950–51 | Third Division (South) | 45 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 36 | |
1951–52 | Second Division | 39 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 29 | |
1952–53 | Second Division | 30 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 22 | |
1953–54 | Second Division | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | |
1954–55 | Second Division | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
Total | 182 | 123 | 9 | 1 | 191 | 124 | ||
Career total | 306 | 221 | 22 | 8 | 327 | 229 |
References
- ^ a b "Wally Ardron". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ a b Smales, Ken (2006). Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History. Pineapple Books.
- ^ "Records". Nottingham Forest FC. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ Wally Ardron at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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English Third Division top scorers
- 1921: Conner, Simms & Whitworth
- 1922: CarmichaelN / RichardsonS
- 1923: Beel & CarmichaelN / PagnamS
- 1924: BrownN / HainesS
- 1925: BrownN / FowlerS
- 1926: CooksonN / CockS
- 1927: WhitehurstN / MorrisS
- 1928: SmithN / MorrisS
- 1929: McConnellN / RennieS
- 1930: NewtonN / GoddardS
- 1931: McConnellN / SimpsonS
- 1932: HallN / BourtonS
- 1933: McNaughtonN / BourtonS
- 1934: LythgoeN / DawesS
- 1935: AlsopN / R. AllenS
- 1936: BellN / DawesS
- 1937: HarstonN / PayneS
- 1938: J. RobertsN / CrawshawS
- 1939: HuntN / MortonS
- 1947: JordanN / ClarkS
- 1948: HutchinsonN / TownsendS
- 1949: ArdronN / McGibbonS
- 1950: R. Phillips & DohertyN / LawtonS
- 1951: ShawN / ArdronS
- 1952: GraverN / BlackmanS
- 1953: WhitehouseN / BradfordS
- 1954: AshmanN / EnglishS
- 1955: Travis, Connor & BottomN / MorganS
- 1956: CrosbieN / CollinsS
- 1957: StrawN / E. PhillipsS
- 1958: AckermanN / Reeves & McCroryS
- 1959: Towers
- 1960: Reeves
- 1961: Richards
- 1962: Holton
- 1963: Hudson
- 1964: Biggs
- 1965: Wagstaff
- 1966: L. Allen
- 1967: Marsh
- 1968: Rogers
- 1969: Rogers
- 1970: Ge. Jones
- 1971: Ingram & D. Roberts
- 1972: MacDougall
- 1973: Horsfield
- 1974: Jennings
- 1975: McNeil
- 1976: McNeil
- 1977: Ward
- 1978: Bruce
- 1979: Jenkins
- 1980: Curran
- 1981: Kellow
- 1982: Davies
- 1983: Dixon
- 1984: Edwards
- 1985: Tynan
- 1986: Senior
- 1987: A. Jones
- 1988: Crown
- 1989: Bull
- 1990: Taylor
- 1991: Angell & Philliskirk
- 1992: Holdsworth & I. Roberts
- 1993: Foreman & Griffiths
- 1994: Ellis
- 1995: Freedman
- 1996: White & Saville
- 1997: Gr. Jones
- 1998: Ga. Jones
- 1999: Gabbiadini
- 2000: Gabbiadini
- 2001: Zamora
- 2002: Howard
- 2003: Morrell
- 2004: MacLean
(N) Football League Third Division North; (S) Football League Third Division South