Ron Harris (English footballer)

Ron Harris
Personal information
Full name Ronald Edward Harris[1]
Date of birth (1944-11-13) 13 November 1944 (age 80)
Place of birth Hackney, London, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1960–1962 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1980 Chelsea 655 (13)
1980–1983 Brentford 61 (0)
Total 716 (13)
International career
1966–1968 England U23 4 (0)
Managerial career
1984–1985 Aldershot
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronald Edward Harris (born 13 November 1944), known by the nickname "Chopper" for his tough style of defending, is an English former footballer who played for Chelsea in the 1960s and 1970s. Harris captained Chelsea to FA Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup success, and made a club record 795 appearances. His brother Allan Harris was also a professional footballer and they were teammates at Chelsea in the mid-1960s.

  1. ^ "Ron Harris". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. ^ Rollin, Jack (1981). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1981–82. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 72. ISBN 0-362-02046-9. OCLC 868301130.