Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wally Ardron | ||
Date of birth | 19 September 1918 | ||
Place of birth |
Swinton, South Yorkshire, England |
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Date of death | 1978 | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
? | Denaby United | ? | (?) |
1938?–1949? | Rotherham United | 123 | (98) |
1949?–1955? | Nottingham Forest | 183 | (123) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
WALTER ARDRON: GOALS GALORE! (extracted from Millmoor Personalities 1946/86(1986) by David Watson ISBN )
This chapter from Millmoor Personalities 1946/1986 by David Watson (1986) is reproduced by kind permission of the publishers, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Department of Libraries, Museum and Arts '
Wally Ardron (19 September 1918 – 1978) was a footballer born in Swinton, South Yorkshire, and 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, and holds the record for scoring most Forest league goals in one season (36 in 1950–51).