Ron Atkinson
football player, manager and commentator (born 1939)
Ronald Frederick Atkinson (born 18 March 1939), commonly known as Big Ron,[2] is an English former football player and manager. In the 1990s and early 2000s, he was one of Britain's best-known football pundits.
 Atkinson in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Frederick Atkinson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1959 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 1959–1971 | Oxford United | 384 | (14) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1971–1974 | Kettering Town | ||
| 1974–1978 | Cambridge United | ||
| 1978–1981 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| 1981–1986 | Manchester United | ||
| 1987–1988 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| 1988–1989 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 1989–1991 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 1991–1994 | Aston Villa | ||
| 1995–1996 | Coventry City | ||
| 1997–1998 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 1999 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He spent his playing career at Oxford United.[3] As a manager, he won the FA Cup with Manchester United in 1983 and 1985 and the Football League Cup with Sheffield Wednesday in 1991 and Aston Villa in 1994.
Managerial statistics change
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Kettering Town | 14 December 1971 | 22 November 1974 | |||||
| Cambridge United | 22 November 1974 | 12 January 1978 | 146 | 68 | 36 | 42 | 46.6 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 12 January 1978 | 9 June 1981 | 159 | 70 | 36 | 53 | 44.0 |
| Manchester United | 9 June 1981 | 6 November 1986 | 292 | 146 | 67 | 79 | 50.0 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 3 September 1987 | 12 October 1988 | 53 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 28.3 |
| Atlético Madrid | 12 October 1988 | 16 January 1989 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 14 February 1989 | 6 June 1991 | 118 | 49 | 34 | 35 | 41.5 |
| Aston Villa | 7 June 1991 | 10 November 1994 | 178 | 77 | 56 | 45 | 43.3 |
| Coventry City | 15 February 1995 | 5 November 1996 | 74 | 19 | 28 | 27 | 25.7 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 14 November 1997 | 17 May 1998 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 33.3 |
| Nottingham Forest | 11 January 1999 | 16 May 1999 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 29.4 |
| Total | 1,078 | 464 | 306 | 308 | 43.0 | ||
Honours change
Manager change
Kettering Town
- Southern League Premier Division: 1972–73[4]
- Southern League Division One North: 1971–72[4]
- Northants Senior Cup: 1972–73[4]
Cambridge United
Manchester United
Sheffield Wednesday
Aston Villa
- Football League Cup: 1993–94
Individual
References change
- ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 32. ISBN 9781852916657.
- ↑ McGavin, Harvey (22 April 2004). "Ron Atkinson quits ITV after his racist remarks are heard on air". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ↑ "Ex-U's boss: 'I can't believe my pal Ron has gone in the Celebrity Big Brother house'". Oxford Mail. 24 August 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Ron Atkinson Archived 2022-01-24 at the Wayback Machine LMA. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ↑ "Manager profile: Ron Atkinson". Premier League. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
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