Ron Atkinson

Also known as Ronald Franklin "Ron" Atkinson

English footballer, manager and commentator (born 1939)

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English former football player and manager.

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Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story — Self2021
The United Way — Self2021
When Football Changed Forever - The Story of the 1991/1992 Football Division One Season — Self2016
First Among Equals: The Laurie Cunningham Story — Self2013
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side — Self2011
Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2008 — Self2008
What Ron Said2004
Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2002 — Self (Manager 1981-86)2002
Celebrity Big Brother — Self

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Ronald Frederick Atkinson (born 18 March 1939) is an English former football player and manager. Nicknamed "Big Ron", he was regarded as one of Britain's best-known football pundits in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Nicknamed "The Tank" during his playing career, he represented Oxford United for twelve years, and still holds the club record for appearances. As a manager, he won the FA Cup with Manchester United in 1983 and 1985 and the Football League Cup with Sheffield Wednesday in 1991 and Aston Villa in 1994.