.jpg) Ardron in 1948 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1918-09-19)19 September 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Swinton,West Riding of Yorkshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 1978(1978-00-00) (aged 59–60) | ||
| Position | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Denaby United | |||
| 1938–1949 | Rotherham United | 123 | (98) |
| 1949–1955 | Nottingham Forest | 182 | (123) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Wally Ardron (19 September 1918 – March 1978) was an Englishfootballer who played as acentre forward. He joinedRotherham United from Denaby United, and went on to score 98Football League goals for Rotherham, either side ofWorld War II.[1]
He joinedNottingham Forest after his time at Rotherham.[1] Ardron scored on his league debut for Nottingham Forest on 20 August 1949 in the 2–2 draw away to Brighton.[2] He holds the record for scoring most Forest league goals in one season (36 in 1950–51)[3] and is their third highest goal scorer in all competitions.[2]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rotherham United | 1938–39 | Third Division (North) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945–46 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 1946–47 | Third Division (North) | 40 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 40 | |
| 1947–48 | Third Division (North) | 40 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 30 | |
| 1948–49 | Third Division (North) | 42 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 32 | |
| Total | 123 | 98 | 13 | 7 | 136 | 105 | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 1949–50 | Third Division (South) | 41 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 25 |
| 1950–51 | Third Division (South) | 45 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 36 | |
| 1951–52 | Second Division | 39 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 29 | |
| 1952–53 | Second Division | 30 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 22 | |
| 1953–54 | Second Division | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | |
| 1954–55 | Second Division | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| Total | 182 | 123 | 9 | 1 | 191 | 124 | ||
| Career total | 306 | 221 | 22 | 8 | 327 | 229 | ||