Ronald Duncan Sales (19 September 1920 – August 1995) was an English footballer who played in the Football League as a defender for Leyton Orient and Hartlepool United.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Duncan Sales[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 1920[1] | ||
| Place of birth | South Shields, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | August 1995 (aged 74–75)[2] | ||
| Place of death | South Shields, England[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Westoe Boys | |||
| Shields Infirmary | |||
| South Shields Boys | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Reyrolle's | |||
| 1942–1947 | Newcastle United | ||
| 1947–1949 | Leyton Orient | 46 | (3) |
| 1949–1950 | Colchester United | 1 | (0) |
| 1950–1951 | Hartlepool United | 3 | (0) |
| 1951–1952 | South Shields | ||
| Total | 50 | (3) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Born in South Shields, Sales played for local boys clubs including Westoe Boys, Shields Infirmary and South Shields Boys[3] before appearing for the factory team of Reyrolle's in Tyneside. He was plucked by Newcastle United in 1942 where he made 42 wartime appearances before securing a move to Football League club Leyton Orient.[2]
Sales made 46 appearances for Orient, scoring three goals[4] before injury cut his time with the club short, moving briefly to Southern League side Colchester United.[2] He made just one appearance for the club, replacing regular Reg Stewart in a 2–1 win away at Lovell's Athletic on 20 October 1949.[5] Sales made no further appearances for Colchester, finding himself back in the north-east with Hartlepool United for the 1950–51 season.[2] He could only manage three first-team league appearances for the club[6] due to a knee injury, later retiring from professional football.[2] He would then go on to play for hometown club South Shields.[3]
Ronald Sales died in August 1995.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
- ^ a b "South Shields Football Club History Ex Player Ronald Sales". South Shields Sanddancers. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "LEYTON ORIENT:1946/47–2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "Colchester United – Match details – Lovell's Athletic 1–2 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "HARTLEPOOL UNITED:1946/47–2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 3 July 2013.