| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald George Guthrie | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Playing position | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1963–1973 | Newcastle United | 56 | (2) |
| 1973–1975 | Sunderland | 66 | (1) |
| Total | 122 | (3) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ronald George "Ron" Guthrie (born 19 April 1944 in Newcastle Upon Tyne) is a former English professional footballer. After signing for Newcastle United in 1963, he played 56 league matches, scoring 2 goals, before joining Sunderland on 15 January 1973. A defender, he played at left back for Sunderland in the 1973 FA Cup Final winning team. He left Sunderland, joining Ashington, in 1975 after three seasons.[1]
His first goal for Sunderland came in the 1972–73 FA Cup in a 2–0 victory over Luton Town.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newcastle United | 1966–67 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1967–68 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1968–69 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1969–70 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| 1970–71 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 1971–72 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1972–73 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 56 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 68 | 2 | |
| Sunderland | 1972–73 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 1973–74 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 1974–75 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Total | 66 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 82 | 2 | |
| Career Total | 122 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 150 | 4 | |