Ron Springett

Ron Springett

Springett in 1962
Personal information
Full name	Ronald Deryk George Springett
Date of birth	(1935-07-22)22 July 1935
Place of birth	Fulham, London, England
Date of death	12 September 2015(2015-09-12) (aged 80)
Place of death	Kingston upon Thames, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Victoria United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1953–1958	Queens Park Rangers	88	(0)
1958–1967	Sheffield Wednesday	345	(0)
1967–1969	Queens Park Rangers	45	(0)
Total		478	(0)
International career
1959–1966	England	33	(0)
1963	England (representative)	1	(0)
1960–1966	The Football League XI	9	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  England FIFA World Cup Winner 1966 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronald Deryk George Springett^[2] (22 July 1935 – 12 September 2015) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He began his career with QPR in 1953 where he made 147 appearances over two spells. He had a nine-year spell with Sheffield Wednesday between 1958 and 1967 and amassed 384 appearances for them before returning to QPR to finish his career.

He earned 33 caps for England between 1959 and 1966 and was part of the squad that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup.