Ronnie Cope
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Cope | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Crewe, Cheshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 27 August 2016 (aged 81) | ||
| Playing position | Centre half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1950–1951 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1961 | Manchester United | 93 | (2) |
| 1961–1963 | Luton Town | 28 | (0) |
| ?–? | Northwich Victoria | ? | (?) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1965–1966 | Northwich Victoria | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Ronald "Ronnie" Cope (5 October 1934 – 27 August 2016) was an English footballer from Crewe, Cheshire, who played as a centre half-back in the Football League for Manchester United and Luton Town.[1]
Cope played four times for England Schoolboys in 1950.[2] He joined Manchester United as an amateur in the same year, turned professional in 1951, and made his debut for the club on 29 September 1956 against Arsenal at Highbury.[3] However, he only gained a regular first-team place after the Munich air disaster.[4] He lost his first-team place to Bill Foulkes in October 1960, and left United for Luton Town in August 1961 on a £10,000 transfer. He left the professional scene two years later, although he continued to play at non-league level for Northwich Victoria and also served the Cheshire club as manager.[3]
His father, George, had played for Crewe Alexandra.
He died on 27 August 2016.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Ron Cope". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ↑ Roberts, Jan (16 June 2004). "Local heroes". Ellesmere Port Pioneer. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- 1 2 "Ronald Cope". MUFCInfo. Mark Graham. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ↑ "1957/58". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ↑ OBITUARY: RONNIE COPE
- ↑ COPE RONALD : Obituary
External links
- League stats at Neil Brown's site