Ronnie Cope
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ronald Cope | ||
Date of birth | (1934-10-05)5 October 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Crewe, Cheshire, England | ||
Date of death | 27 August 2016(2016-08-27) (aged 81) | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Youth career | |||
1950–1951 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1951–1961 | Manchester United | 93 | (2) |
1961–1963 | Luton Town | 28 | (0) |
1963–1968 | Northwich Victoria | ? | (10) |
1968–1969 | Winsford United | ? | (?) |
1968–1969 | Nantwich | ? | (1) |
1969–1971 | Northwich Victoria | ? | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1965–1966 | Northwich Victoria | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ronald Cope (5 October 1934 – 27 August 2016) was an English footballer from Crewe, Cheshire, who played as a centre half-back in the Football League for Manchester United and Luton Town.[1]
Cope played four times for England Schoolboys in 1950.[2] He joined Manchester United as an amateur in the same year, turned professional in 1951, and made his debut for the club on 29 September 1956 against Arsenal at Highbury.[3] However, he only gained a regular first-team place after the Munich air disaster.[4] He lost his first-team place to Bill Foulkes in October 1960,[citation needed] and left United for Luton Town in August 1961 on a £10,000 transfer. He left the professional scene two years later, although he continued to play at non-league level for Northwich Victoria and also served the Cheshire club as manager.[3]
His father, George, had played for Crewe Alexandra, and he was considered a stand-out player in the squad, always being where he was needed.[citation needed] Like his father, Cope also played Cheshire County League football for Nantwich.[5]
Cope died on 27 August 2016.[6][7]
Honours
Manchester United
References
- ^ "Ron Cope". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ Roberts, Jan (16 June 2004). "Local heroes". Ellesmere Port Pioneer. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ a b "Ronald Cope". MUFCInfo. Mark Graham. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ "1957/58". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ Chatwin, Michael (2020). Ultimate Book of Nantwich Town Football Club. Empire. ISBN 978-0-9563068-2-1. OCLC 1199329275.
- ^ OBITUARY: RONNIE COPE
- ^ COPE RONALD : Obituary
- ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 490. ISBN 0354 09018 6.
External links
- Ron Cope at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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