| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald George Guthrie | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Burradon, Northumberland, England | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1973 | Newcastle United | 56 | (2) |
| 1973–1975 | Sunderland | 66 | (1) |
| Total | 122 | (3) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ronald George Guthrie (born 19 April 1944 in Burradon, Northumberland) is an English former professional footballer. After signing for Newcastle United in 1963, he played 56 league matches, scoring 2 goals, before joining Sunderland on 15 January 1973. A defender, he played at left back for Sunderland in the 1973 FA Cup Final winning team. He left Sunderland, joining Ashington, in 1975 after three seasons.
Later joining near rivals Blyth Spartans Guthrie was part of the famous 'giant killing' team that reached the 5th round of the FA Cup in 1978 losing to Wrexham in a replay at St James Park watched by over 42,000 with thousands locked outside, but not after drawing a potential home tie against Arsenal in the quarter finals.[1]
His first goal for Sunderland came in the 1972–73 FA Cup in a 2–0 victory over Luton Town.