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Ron Atkinson
Sign in to saveAlso known as Ronald Franklin "Ron" Atkinson
English footballer, manager and commentator (born 1939)
Film & TV
Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK
English former football player and manager.
Known for
- 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 — Self2001
- Big Ron Bites Back1998
via TMDB
Key facts
- 1956
- BSA Tools
- 1999
- Nottingham Forest
- Full name
- Ronald Frederick Atkinson
- Date of birth
- ( 1939-03-18 ) 18 March 1939 (age 87)
- Place of birth
- Liverpool , England
- Position
- Wing half
- 1956 1959
- Aston Villa
- Years
- Team
- 1959 1971
- Oxford United
- 1971 1974
- Kettering Town
- 1974 1978
- Cambridge United
- 1978 1981
- West Bromwich Albion
- 1981 1986
- Manchester United
- 1987 1988
- West Bromwich Albion
- 1988 1989
- Atlético Madrid
- 1989 1991
- Sheffield Wednesday
- 1991 1994
- Aston Villa
- 1995 1996
- Coventry City
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ron
- Family name
- Atkinson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Liverpool
- Occupation
- sports commentator
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Oxford United F.C.
- Position played
- wing half
- Country for sport
- England
- Image
- RonAtkinson.JPG
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- date of birth
- 1939-03-18
- coach of sports team
- Aston Villa F.C.
- name in native language
- Ron Atkinson
- Commons category
- Ron Atkinson
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ron Atkinson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.