Ronnie Clayton (footballer, born 1937)

Ronnie Clayton

Personal information
Full name	Ronald Clayton[1]
Date of birth	(1937-01-18) 18 January 1937 (age 87)[1]
Place of birth	Hull,[1] England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s)	Inside right
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
19??–1958	Hereford United	0	(0)
1958	Arsenal	0	(0)
1958–1960	Brighton & Hove Albion	14	(3)
1960–196?	Hastings United
	Rugby Town
	Hinckley Athletic
	Hereford United
1965–1966	Toronto Inter-Roma
1968	Toronto Ukraina
Managerial career
1977	London City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronald Clayton (born 18 January 1937) is an English former professional footballer who played as an inside right in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion.^[1][2] He was on the books of Arsenal without playing for their first team, and also played non-league football for Hereford United, Hastings United, Rugby Town and Hinckley Athletic.^[2] In 1965, he played abroad in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto Inter-Roma.^[3] In 1969, he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Ukraina.^[4]

In 1977, he was the head coach for London City in the National Soccer League.^[5]

References

1. "Ronnie Clayton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
2. Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
3. "Crosswords". Newspapers.com. The Province. 26 April 1965. p. 15. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
4. Waring, Ed (19 July 1969). "3 Olympians in lineup for MTK". The Globe and Mail. p. 30.
5. Hall, Dave (2 May 1977). "City shuts down Stars". Newspapers.com. The Windsor Star. p. 26. Retrieved 22 August 2020.