Ron Wigg
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 18, 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Great Dunmow, England | ||
| Date of death | July 3, 1997 (aged 48) | ||
| Place of death | Ohio, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1967-1970 | Ipswich Town | 37 | (14) |
| 1970-1972 | Watford | 97 | (20) |
| 1972-1974 | Rotherham United | 65 | (22) |
| 1974-1976 | Grimsby Town | 63 | (12) |
| 1976-1977 | Barnsley | 18 | (5) |
| 1977-1979 | Scunthorpe United | 50 | (7) |
| 1979-1980 | Columbus Magic | 27 | (13) |
| 1979-1980 | Cleveland Force (indoor) | 10 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| Columbus Capitals | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ron Wigg (born May 18, 1949 in Great Dunmow; died July 3, 1997 in Ohio) was an English professional football striker who spent most of his career in England before ending it in the American Soccer League. He then coached for seventeen years in the United States at both the youth and professional levels.
Player
In 1979, Wigg moved to the United States where he signed with the Columbus Magic of the American Soccer League. That season, he scored thirteen goals in twenty-seven matches as the Magic fell to the Sacramento Gold in the championship game.[1] That fall, he signed with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He played only ten games, but still scored five goals. He finished his career in 1980 with the Magic.
Coach
Following his retirement, he remained in Ohio where he held a variety of coaching positions. In 1983, he coached Saint Charles Preparatory School to the Ohio State AA soccer championship.[2] He also coached the Columbus Capitals in the American Indoor Soccer Association. At the time of his death, he was the Ohio South Youth Soccer Association Director of Coaching and Soccer Education.[3]