| Ron Andrew | |
| Fullname: | Ronald Edward Harold Andrew |
| Birth Date: | 5 January 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Bebington, England |
| Position: | Centre-half |
| Youthclubs1: | Ellesmere Port Town |
| Years1: | 1957–1964 |
| Clubs1: | Stoke City |
| Caps1: | 115 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 1964–1965 |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Totalcaps: | 123 |
| Totalgoals: | 2 |
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.
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]
Source:
| 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 | |||
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