Ron Flowers
Ronald " Ron " Flowers ( born July 28, 1934 in Edlington ) is a former English footballer. He graduated from 1955-1966 a total of 49 caps for the England national team, firing shots ten goals and was in the squad the team for the 1966 World Cup, which was world champion.
Sports career
Born in Edlington, located near Doncaster, played Flowers, whose father had been active as an amateur athlete in football, first in the local school teams before he was then invited to a trial with Sheffield Wednesday. However, Flowers wanted to play for Doncaster Rovers, which also had been active as a professional already his uncle and then joined this club to. After only a short time, however, the Rovers could pull the youngster back, so Flowers initially only played for a workers' representative team. At the age of 16, he was then obliged by Mark Crook, coach of Wath Wanderers and Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth Department.
Before the external rotor was then first used in the season 1952/53, in the 2:5 defeat against FC Blackpool, Flowers made with the Royal Air Force military service as a pilot from which, however, was interrupted due to the progressive football career of Flowers. Flowers already scored on his first game and had his first goal in the season another 19 bets. Was in the following season, in the Wolverhampton win the championship, Flowers came in 15 games for use and was part of the English U23 national team. The following year he came in the May 15, 1955 in the 0-1 defeat against France for his first international match. The international duty in May 1955, also neither could win against Portugal in England against Spain, but was overall a big disappointment and Flowers had to wait for his next international match three years. In addition, Flowers could not establish permanently in his position in the team against great competition with Billy Wright, Eddie Clamp and Bill Slater in the 1955/56 season.
In the following years, Flowers experienced with his club probably the best time, as Wolverhampton again won the English championship in 1958 and 1959 and Flowers found its way back into the England team. After his comeback against Wales still followed without interruption 39 other countries games where Flowers was used. This included the three group matches at the World Cup in Chile in 1962, where, although Flowers scored two penalty goals against Hungary and Argentina, but then retired early from the tournament.
The Wolves Flowers suffered a club crisis in the descent into the Second Division led to the end of the season 1964/65. The following year, when England was preparing for the 1966 World Cup in their own country, Flowers played in a 6-1 victory against Norway his last game for England. During the tournament, he was not considered by Alf Ramsey for the root formation. Shortly before the final was the possibility that Jack Charlton failed in the short term and would thus clearing the way for the use of Flowers. Shortly before the game Ramsey then decided, however, for the consideration of Charlton.
In 1967, the Wolves returned to the elite league of England and Flowers moved to Northampton Town, where he spent two years. After that, he was player-manager of Wellington Town and then in 1971 ended with a farewell match in Wolverhampton his career.
Then opened Flowers in the center of Wolverhampton also still highly successful sporting goods store.
Achievements
- English Champion: 1954, 1958, 1959
- FA Cup Winners: 1960
- Charity Shield Winners: 1954, 1959