Ron Suart

English footballer (1920–2015)

Ronald "Ron" Suart (18 November 1920 – 25 March 2015) was an English football player and manager.

Ron Suart
Personal information
Full name Ronald Suart
Date of birth (1920-11-18)18 November 1920
Place of birth Barrow-in-Furness, England
Date of death 25 March 2015(2015-03-25) (aged 94)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1949 Blackpool 103 (0)
1949–1955 Blackburn Rovers 176 (0)
1955–1956 Wigan Athletic 23 (0)
Total 302 (0)
Teams managed
1955–1956 Wigan Athletic
1956–1958 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
1958–1967 Blackpool
1974–1975 Chelsea
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Suart was a full-back at Blackpool, playing alongside fellow defenders George Farrow and Harry Johnston in a team which also included Stanley Matthews and Stan Mortensen. Blackpool reached the 1948 FA Cup Final, but Suart missed it through injury. He transferred to Blackburn Rovers in 1949, before retiring in 1955.

Suart died in March 2015, aged 94.[1]

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