Wally Ardron

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Wally Ardron
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Personal information
Full name Wally Ardron
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Wally Ardron (19 September 1918 – 1978) was a footballer born in Swinton, West Riding of Yorkshire, and 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.[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[4] Season League FA Cup Total
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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Wally Ardron". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Smales, Ken (2006). Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History. Pineapple Books.
  3. ^ "Records". Nottingham Forest FC. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  4. ^ Wally Ardron at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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