Ronnie Cairns
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ronald Cairns[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 4 April 1934||
Place of birth | Chopwell,[1] England | ||
Date of death | August 2016[1] | (aged 82)||
Place of death | North Yorkshire,[1] England | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Consett | |||
1953–1959 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | (7) |
1959–1964 | Rochdale | 195 | (66) |
1964–1965 | Southport | 34 | (14) |
Wigan Athletic | |||
Total | 255 | (86) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ronald Cairns (4 April 1934 – August 2016) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
Career
[edit]Born in Chopwell, Cairns played for Consett, Blackburn Rovers, Rochdale, Southport and Wigan Athletic.[1][2] He played for Rochdale in the 1962 Football League Cup Final.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Ronnie Cairns". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Ronnie Cairns". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ Rory Smith (22 January 2013). "Rochdale hopeful that not all underdogs will have their day". The Times. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
Categories:
- 1934 births
- 2016 deaths
- People from County Durham (before 1974)
- Footballers from Tyne and Wear
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Consett A.F.C. players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Southport F.C. players
- Wigan Athletic F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football forward, 1930s birth stubs