Ron Atkinson
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 | ||
| Playing position | 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
| 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
Manager
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
- ↑ 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). https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/ron-atkinson-quits-itv-after-his-racist-remarks-are-heard-on-air-560834.html. 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. http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10632929.Ex_U_s_boss_____I_can___t_believe_my_pal_Ron_has_gone_in_the_Celebrity_Big_Brother_house___/.
- ↑ 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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