| Wally Ardron | |
| Birth Date: | 19 September 1918 |
| Birth Place: | Swinton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Death Date: | 1978 |
| Position: | Centre forward |
| Clubs1: | Denaby United |
| Years2: | 1938–1949 |
| Clubs2: | Rotherham United |
| Caps2: | 123 |
| Goals2: | 98 |
| Years3: | 1949–1955 |
| Clubs3: | Nottingham Forest |
| Caps3: | 182 |
| Goals3: | 123 |
Wally Ardron (19 September 1918 – March 1978) was an English footballer 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]
| Club | 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 | |||