John Ritson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Ritson | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Full Back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1967?–1978? | Bolton Wanderers | 324 | (9) |
| 1978?–1980? | Bury | 41 | (2) |
| 1980?–1981? | Southport | 10 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
John Ritson (born 6 September 1949) is an English-born former footballer, who played as a defender in the Football League in the 1960s and 1970s, most notably for Bolton Wanderers.[1]
He joined the club as an apprentice and made his league debut in the 1967-68 season. He went on to play 324 league matches for the club, and was a member of the promotion-winning team of 1977-78.
However, following a contractual dispute[2] he moved to Bury in the late 1970s and made over 40 league appearances for them, before moving into non-league football with Southport.[3] Ritson made 12 appearances for Southport in 1980/81.[4]
Following the end of his playing career, he ran a newsagents, and as of 2004 he was running his own builder's firm.[2]
References
- ↑ "John Ritson". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Times - Caught in Time (subscription required)
- ↑ Neil Brown Stats - Bury
- ↑ "Southport FC Complete NL Player List". Southport FC Stats. 11 January (updated). Retrieved 31 March 2012. Check date values in:
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