Ronnie Hildersley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Hildersley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1965[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kirkcaldy,[1] Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1983 | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | → Chester City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | Chester City | 9 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | Rochdale | 16 | (0) |
| 1986–1988 | Preston North End | 58 | (3) |
| 1988 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 1988–1990 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | (4) |
| 1990–1991 | Wigan Athletic | 4 | (0) |
| 1991 | Montreal Supra | 17 | (3) |
| 1991–1993 | Halifax Town | 31 | (2) |
| 1993–1996 | East Fife | 48 | (4) |
| 1997–1998 | Montrose | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ronald Hildersley (born 6 April 1965) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Although born in Scotland, Hildersley was an apprentice with Manchester City, who he made one Football League appearance for. After a loan spell with Chester City in the closing stages of the 1983–84 season he then joined the club permanently. He then played for Rochdale (1985–1986), Preston North End (1986–1988) and Cambridge United (1988, loan), before joining Division Two side Blackburn Rovers in July 1988.
Hildersley made 30 league appearances for the Ewood Park club before moving to Wigan Athletic two years later, followed by a spell with Halifax Town. After their relegation out of the Football League in 1993, Hildersley returned to Scotland and played for East Fife and Montrose. He retired from playing after the 1997–98 season. In 1991, he played for Montreal Supra of the Canadian Soccer League.[3] In 2000, he was working for J D Williams in Shaw nr Oldham.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Ronnie Hildersley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 298. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "Ronnie Hildersley soccer statistics on StatsCrew.com".
External links
[edit]- Ronnie Hildersley at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Kirkcaldy
- Scottish men's footballers
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Chester City F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Preston North End F.C. players
- Cambridge United F.C. players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Wigan Athletic F.C. players
- Halifax Town A.F.C. players
- East Fife F.C. players
- Montrose F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Montreal Supra players
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football midfielder, 1960s birth stubs