Ron Greenwood

Ron Greenwood
CBE
Personal information
Full name Ronald Greenwood[1]
Date of birth (1921-11-11)11 November 1921
Place of birth Worsthorne, England
Date of death 9 February 2006(2006-02-09) (aged 84)[1]
Place of death Sudbury, England
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1949 Bradford Park Avenue 59 (0)
1949–1952 Brentford 142 (1)
1952–1955 Chelsea 65 (0)
1955–1956 Fulham 42 (0)
Total 308 (1)
International career
1952 England B 1 (0)
Managerial career
1961–1974 West Ham United
1977–1982 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronald Greenwood CBE (11 November 1921 – 9 February 2006) was an English football player and manager. He is best known for being manager of the England national football team from 1977 until 1982, as well as being manager of West Ham United for 13 years, a time during which the club gained much of its fame.

  1. ^ a b "Ron Greenwood". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 February 2018.