Ronnie Sales

English footballer

Ronnie SalesPersonal information

Full name|  Ronald Duncan Sales[1]
Date of birth|  (1920-09-19)19 September 1920[1]
Place of birth|  South Shields, England[1]
Date of death|  August 1995 (aged 74-75)[2]
Place of death|  South Shields, England[2]
Position(s)|  Defender
Youth career
|  Westoe Boys
|  Shields Infirmary
|  South Shields Boys
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
|  Reyrolle's|  |
1942–1947|  Newcastle United|  |
1947–1949|  Leyton Orient|  46|  (3)
1949–1950|  Colchester United|  1|  (0)
1950–1951|  Hartlepool United|  3|  (0)
1951–1952|  South Shields|  |
Total|  |  50|  (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronald Duncan Sales (19 September 1920 – August 1995) was an English footballer who played in the Football League as a defender for Leyton Orient and Hartlepool United.

## Career

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Born in South Shields, Sales played for local boys clubs including Westoe Boys, Shields Infirmary and South Shields Boys[3] before appearing for the factory team of Reyrolle's in Tyneside. He was plucked by Newcastle United in 1942 where he made 42 wartime appearances before securing a move to Football League club Leyton Orient.[2]

Sales made 46 appearances for Orient, scoring three goals[4] before injury cut his time with the club short, moving briefly to Southern League side Colchester United.[2] He made just one appearance for the club, replacing regular Reg Stewart in a 2–1 win away at Lovell's Athletic on 20 October 1949.[5] Sales made no further appearances for Colchester, finding himself back in the north-east with Hartlepool United for the 1950–51 season.[2] He could only manage three first-team league appearances for the club[6] due to a knee injury, later retiring from professional football.[2] He would then go on to play for hometown club South Shields.[3]

Ronald Sales died in August 1995.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
2. ^ a b c d e f g Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 209\. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
3. ^ a b "South Shields Football Club History Ex Player Ronald Sales". South Shields Sanddancers. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
4. ^ "LEYTON ORIENT:1946/47–2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
5. ^ "Colchester United – Match details – Lovell's Athletic 1–2 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
6. ^ "HARTLEPOOL UNITED:1946/47–2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 3 July 2013.

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals