| Ron Benson | |
| Fullname: | Ronald Benson[1] |
| Birth Date: | 26 March 1925 |
| Birth Place: | Acomb, England |
| Death Place: | York, North Yorkshire, England |
| Height: | [2] |
| Position: | Winger |
| Clubs1: | Archbishop Holgates Old Boys |
| Years2: | 1947–1950 |
| Clubs2: | York City |
| Caps2: | 20 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 1950– |
| Clubs3: | Frickley Colliery |
| Totalcaps: | 20 |
| Totalgoals: | 3 |
Ronald Benson (26 March 1925 – 6 November 1997) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for York City, and in non-League football for Archbishop Holgates Old Boys and Frickley Colliery.[1] [2] After retiring he became a union representative in the British Rail workshops in York, and stood as the Conservative Party candidate for Wakefield in the 1966 general election, in which he was defeated by the Labour Party candidate.[2]