Wally Ardron
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 September 1918 | ||
Place of birth | Swinton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | ||
Date of death | 1978 | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Denaby United | |||
1938–1949 | Rotherham United | 123 | (98) |
1949–1955 | Nottingham Forest | 182 | (123) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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.
He joined Nottingham Forest after his time at Rotherham. Ardron scored on his league debut for Nottingham Forest on 20 August 1949 in the 2–2 draw away to Brighton, also winning two champion leagues at his time there. He holds the record for scoring most Forest league goals in one season (36 in 1950–51) and is their third highest goal scorer in all competitions.
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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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 |