Ronald Thomas Fearon (born 19 November 1960) is an English retired professional football goalkeeper. He made 115 appearances in the Football League,[5] as well as 47 appearances in the Major Indoor Soccer League for the Wichita Wings.[6]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Thomas Fearon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Romford, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dover | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1983 | Reading | 61 | (0) |
| 1983–1987 | Sutton United | ||
| 1987–1989 | Ipswich Town | 28 | (0) |
| 1988 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1989–1991 | Wichita Wings (indoor) | 47 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Sutton United | ||
| 1992 | Walsall | 1 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Sutton United | ||
| 1993–1994 | Southend United | 0 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Ashford Town[3] | 15 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Leyton Orient | 18 | (0) |
| 1996 | Columbus Crew | 0 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Chelmsford City | 10 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Dover Athletic[4] | 27 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Barnet | ||
| 1999–2000 | Hendon | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In 1984, he trained with the San Diego Sockers of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) while visiting his wife's family who lived in California. In 1989, Terry Nicholl, coach of the Wichita Wings of the MISL called Fearon and invited him to a trial. At the time, Ipswich Town was asking for a transfer fee of approximately £140,000. Ipswich Town waived the fee for the transfer to the Wings. He signed with the Wings on 1 October 1989.[7] In the summer of 1990, West Bromwich Albion expressed an interest in signing Fearon, but he decided to extend his contract with the Wings after Ipswich Town reinstated the transfer fee now that Fearon was returning to England.[8]
On 12 June 1996, Fearon signed with the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. He played no games and was soon back in England.[9]
In September 1999, he joined Hendon as cover for the injured Gary McCann and made five league and cup appearances in his single season at the club.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Ron Fearon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- ^ "Ron Fearon player profile". Nuts and Bolts Archive, nutsandboltsarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ Harman, John, ed. (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. Tony Williams Publications. p. 218. ISBN 978-1-869833-52-7.
- ^ "Ron Fearon". UK A-Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Major Indoor Soccer League Players: Ron Fearon". nasljerseys.com. Dave Morrison. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "Borja, Ward both come out shooting. Wings sign veteran English keeper to further crowd training camp goalkeeping situation". The Wichita Eagle. 2 October 1989.
- ^ "Fearon will stay with Wings". The Wichita Eagle. 5 August 1990.
- ^ "Crew stamps out Mutiny by finding Achilles' heel". St. Petersburg Times. 23 June 1996.
- ^ "Former Staff – Ron Fearon". Hendon F.C. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
External links
edit- Ron Fearon at Soccerbase