Ron Staniforth

Ronald "Ron" Staniforth ( born April 13, 1924 in Manchester, † October 1988 in Barrow-in -Furness ) was an English footballer. As Fullback he was during the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland starting players the England team.

Sports career

Staniforth served as a young man during the Second World War in the Royal Navy and worked as a milkman later. In 1946, when the English Football League their gaming operations resumed after the fighting to Staniforth tried aged already 22 years a serious football career and his written demand at third division Stockport County was answered with an invitation to trial. After a successful audition, he was from August 1946 initially committed to an amateur basis, but with his performances he knew so quickly convince you that was offered to him within six weeks of a professional contract. A short time later, he made his debut against Tranmere Rovers and in the following six years he was with the " hatters " as a defender an integral part in the defense. Although a promotion to the next higher Football League Second Division it has always been denied, but in a defensive line with only 40 goals conceded - the fewest in the Third Division North - he recommended sustainably for " higher things ." When his coach Andy Beattie in 1952 moved to Erstligaabsteiger Huddersfield Town, he finally took Staniforth with. This had denied a total of 245 appearances for Stockport County.

Within a short time Staniforth find his bearings in the new environment and on the way to direct resurgence he was again part of the league ( by far ) the best defenses in terms of the number of goals. He played in the focus of the English national teams and a first step supervisor in the B team on March 11, 1953 against Scotland (2-2 ) followed by two more games in March 1954. During the season 1953/54, Staniforth had this in the convinced English top flight and has his team a surprisingly good third place, so it seamlessly -actuated the step to the English national team from April 1954. Also for the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland, he was nominated in all three games up to removal against Uruguay ( 2:4 ), he was in the starting.

But already in the following season it became obvious that he had passed its zenith, and after a match against Newcastle United, as the opposing winger Bobby Mitchell duped him time after time, he coaches Beattie took out of the team. In July 1955 Staniforth Huddersfield left in the direction of the second division club Sheffield Wednesday. He spent four years at the " Owls " and helped them in the first year for winning the Second Division Championship - after two years it went back to the second division. Last stop was active from October 1959, the fourth division AFC Barrow, he ( to 1961 he acted in dual role as player-coach ) to 1964 also coached.

In any responsible position he never came back after that as a coach in appearance; Rather, he was twice part of the coaching staff of Sheffield Wednesday. At the age of 64 years Staniforth died in October 1988.