Ron Suart
English footballer (1920–2015)
Ronald "Ron" Suart (18 November 1920 – 25 March 2015) was an English football player and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Suart | ||
| Date of birth | 18 November 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Barrow-in-Furness, England | ||
| Date of death | 25 March 2015 (aged 94) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1949 | Blackpool | 103 | (0) |
| 1949–1955 | Blackburn Rovers | 176 | (0) |
| 1955–1956 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | (0) |
| Total | 302 | (0) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1955–1956 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| 1956–1958 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | ||
| 1958–1967 | Blackpool | ||
| 1974–1975 | Chelsea | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Suart was a full-back at Blackpool, playing alongside fellow defenders George Farrow and Harry Johnston in a team which also included Stanley Matthews and Stan Mortensen. Blackpool reached the 1948 FA Cup Final, but Suart missed it through injury. He transferred to Blackburn Rovers in 1949, before retiring in 1955.
Suart died in March 2015, aged 94.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Chelsea mourn death of former manager Ron Suart aged 94" - BBC Sport, 26 March 2015
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