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Ron Smillie

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Ron Smillie
Personal information
Full name Ronald Drummond Smillie[1]
Date of birth (1933-09-27)27 September 1933[1]
Place of birth Grimethorpe,[1] Yorkshire, England
Date of death 17 August 2005(2005-08-17) (aged 71)[2]
Place of death Broomfield, Essex, England
Position(s) Right wing
Youth career
– Barnsley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1956 Barnsley 29 (1)
1956–1960 Lincoln City 91 (15)
1960–1962 Barnsley 85 (16)
1963–1966 Chelmsford City
1966–1967 Margate
1967–1968 Folkestone Town
1968–1969 Dartford
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronald Drummond Smillie (27 September 1933 – 17 August 2005) was an English footballer who scored 32 goals from 205 appearances in the Football League playing for Barnsley (in two spells) and Lincoln City. He played on the right wing.[3] After leaving Barnsley he moved into the Southern League with Chelmsford City, Margate, Folkestone Town and Dartford.[4]

Smillie's son Neil also played football professionally.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Ron Smillie". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Ron Smillie: Obituary". This Is Announcements. Essex Media Group. 25 August 2005.
  3. ^ "Ron Smillie". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Ron Smillie". Margate FC History. Jeff Trice. Retrieved 10 April 2013.


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