Colin Waldron (born 22 June 1948) is an English former football defender. He spent thirteen seasons in the Football League and two in the North American Soccer League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 June 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1967 | Bury | 20 | (1) |
| 1967 | Chelsea | 9 | (0) |
| 1967–1976 | Burnley | 308 | (16) |
| 1976 | Manchester United | 3 | (0) |
| 1976–1978 | Sunderland | 20 | (1) |
| 1978 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 11 | (1) |
| 1978 | Philadelphia Fury | 16 | (1) |
| 1978 | → Mossley (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1979 | Atlanta Chiefs | 14 | (0) |
| 1979–1980 | Rochdale | 19 | (1) |
| Total | 420 | (21) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Waldron spent his youth in Oldham, Lancashire, beginning his career with nearby Bury, making 20 appearances. He then joined Chelsea before the 1967–68 season. Nine games into the season, Burnley purchased his contract for £30,000. He made his Burnley debut on 28 October 1967. He quickly became a fixture at centre back and was named captain in his second season with the club.[1] Burnley won the Second Division in 1973 and were invited to play in the 1973 FA Charity Shield in which Waldron scored the winning goal against Manchester City. He ultimately played nine years and 308 games for Burnley before club turmoil in 1976 led the team to release the manager Jimmy Adamson and several players including Waldron. He then moved to Manchester United, for whom he made just three appearances before the Adamson-managed Sunderland purchased his contract. After two years with Sunderland, Waldron moved to the United States to play for the Tulsa Roughnecks. After spells with the Philadelphia Fury and Atlanta Chiefs, he moved back to England to play for Rochdale.
References edit
- ^ "The Hall of Fame Number 36 – Colin Waldron". Archived from the original on 11 November 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
External links edit
- Profile at StretfordEnd.co.uk
- [1]
- NASL stats
- [2]