For the American football coach, see Ron Flowers (American football).
Ron Flowers MBE
Flowers (right) in 1964, shaking hands with Daan Schrijvers
Personal information
Full name
Ronald Flowers
Date of birth
(1934-07-28)28 July 1934
Place of birth
Edlington, Doncaster, England
Date of death
12 November 2021(2021-11-12) (aged 87)
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)
Midfielder
Youth career
Doncaster Rovers
1950–1952
Wath Wanderers
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1952–1967
Wolverhampton Wanderers
467
(33)
1967–1969
Northampton Town
62
(4)
1969–1971
Telford United
Total
529
(37)
International career
1955
England U23
2
(0)
1955–1966
England
49
(10)
Managerial career
1968–1969
Northampton Town (player/manager)
1971
Wellington Town (player/manager)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing England
FIFA World Cup
Winner
1966 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Ronald FlowersMBE (28 July 1934 – 12 November 2021)[2] was an English professional footballer, who played as a midfielder, and was most known for his time at Wolverhampton Wanderers. He was a member of England's victorious 1966 World Cup squad. He was the elder brother of John Flowers.[3]
^Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ron Flowers (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
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^Sherwin, Phil (15 October 2011). "Sam's late strike sees Vale in to next round". The Sentinel: The Way We Were. p. 16.
victorious 1966 World Cup squad. He was the elder brother of John Flowers. Flowers began in the Doncaster Rovers academy, where his father played semi-professionally...
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Argentina and Bulgaria. England defeated Argentina 3–1, thanks to goals from RonFlowers, Bobby Charlton and Jimmy Greaves, before playing out a goalless draw...
Soviet Union First goal in a European Championship qualifying campaign RonFlowers, 3 October 1962, 1–1 vs. France Oldest goalscorer at the European Championship...
number-one female darts player. Flowers grew up in Norton Green, Stoke-on-Trent. She learnt to play darts in her father's pub. Flowers won the Ladies National...
berth for European competition, into the newly formed Cup Winners' Cup. RonFlowers, the last surviving member of the victorious Wolves team, died in November...
Armfield 1962–1964 Jimmy Armfield Bobby Moore 1964–1973 Bobby Moore RonFlowers, Jimmy Armfield, Bobby Charlton, Alan Mullery, Martin Peters, Colin Bell...
Lajos Tichy Milan Galić 2 goals Jaime Ramírez Eladio Rojas Jorge Toro RonFlowers Giacomo Bulgarelli Igor Chislenko Viktor Ponedelnik José Sasía Uwe Seeler...
Peters (1943-11-08)8 November 1943 (aged 22) 3 West Ham United 17 3MF RonFlowers (1934-07-28)28 July 1934 (aged 31) 49 Wolverhampton Wanderers 18 2DF...
GK 1 Ron Springett DF 2 Jimmy Armfield DF 3 Ray Wilson DF 15 Maurice Norman DF 16 Bobby Moore MF 6 RonFlowers FW 8 John Connelly FW 9 Gerry Hitchens...
competition record (archived) Heinz FLOHE – FIFA competition record (archived) RonFLOWERS – FIFA competition record (archived) Alfredo FONI – FIFA competition...
New Year Honours list, along with fellow 1966 World Cup squad winner, RonFlowers, for their services to football. The two men were the last surviving...
names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) "RonFlowers". Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2010...
the United Review, featured Charlton on the front, and supporters laid flowers and scarves at the United Trinity. The funeral took place on 13 November...
been bettered by Billy Wright and RonFlowers. He was occasionally rested in friendly matches so that coaches Ron Greenwood and then Bobby Robson could...
The Flower Thief is a 1960 underground film directed by Ron Rice. Shot in 1959 in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood and using surplus 16mm film...
Ron Faber (February 16, 1933 – March 26, 2023) was an American actor. He had roles in films like The Exorcist, Navy SEALs, The Private Files of J. Edgar...
coach: Alf Ramsey Progress: Round 1 Head coach: Ron Greenwood Progress: Group round 2 Head coach: Ron Greenwood Note that this squad is numbered alphabetically...
part of the England national team's coaching setup in 1981, working under Ron Greenwood. When Greenwood retired a year later, Howe continued to work for...
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