Back رون أتكينسون Arabic رون اتكينسون ARZ ران اتکینسون AZB রন অ্যাটকিনসন Bengali/Bangla Ron Atkinson Danish Ron Atkinson German Ron Atkinson Spanish ران اتکینسون Persian Ron Atkinson Finnish Ron Atkinson French
 Atkinson in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Frederick Atkinson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | |||
| –1956 | BSA Tools | ||
| 1956–1959 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1971 | Oxford United[a] | 560 | (21) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 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 | ||
| 1997–1998 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 1999 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ronald Frederick Atkinson (born 18 March 1939) is an English former football player and manager. Nicknamed "Big Ron",[2][3] 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.[4] 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.
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 32. ISBN 9781852916657.
- ^ McGavin, Harvey (22 April 2004). "Ron Atkinson quits ITV after his racist remarks are heard on air". The Independent. London. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ Bishop, Rob (18 March 2014). "ATKINSON AT 75: BEHIND-THE-SCENES AT VILLA WITH BIG RON". Aston Villa F.C. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Ex-U's boss: 'I can't believe my pal Ron has gone in the Celebrity Big Brother house'". Oxford Mail. 24 August 2013.
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