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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Clayton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1937[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 | |||
In 1977, he was the head coach for London City in the National Soccer League.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Ronnie Clayton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Crosswords". Newspapers.com. The Province. 26 April 1965. p. 15. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ Waring, Ed (19 July 1969). "3 Olympians in lineup for MTK". The Globe and Mail. p. 30.
- ^ Hall, Dave (2 May 1977). "City shuts down Stars". Newspapers.com. The Windsor Star. p. 26. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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