Ron Smillie

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Ron Smillie
Personal information
Full name Ronald Drummond Smillie[1]
Date of birth (1933-09-27)27 September 1933[1]
Place of birth Grimethorpe,[1] Yorkshire, England
Date of death 17 August 2005(2005-08-17) (aged 71)[2]
Place of death Broomfield, Essex, England
Position(s) Right wing
Youth career
Barnsley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1956 Barnsley 29 (1)
1956–1960 Lincoln City 91 (15)
1960–1962 Barnsley 85 (16)
1963–1966 Chelmsford City
1966–1967 Margate
1967–1968 Folkestone Town
1968–1969 Dartford
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronald Drummond Smillie (27 September 1933 – 17 August 2005) was an English

the Football League playing for Barnsley (in two spells) and Lincoln City. He played on the right wing.[3] After leaving Barnsley he moved into the Southern League with Chelmsford City, Margate, Folkestone Town and Dartford.[4]

Smillie's son Neil also played football professionally.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Ron Smillie". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Ron Smillie: Obituary". This Is Announcements. Essex Media Group. 25 August 2005.
  3. ^ "Ron Smillie". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Ron Smillie". Margate FC History. Jeff Trice. Retrieved 10 April 2013.