Ron Benson

Ron Benson
Personal information
Full name	Ronald Benson
Date of birth	(1925-03-26)26 March 1925
Place of birth	Acomb, England
Date of death	6 November 1997(1997-11-06) (aged 72)
Place of death	York, North Yorkshire, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Archbishop Holgates Old Boys
1947–1950	York City
1950–	Frickley Colliery
Total
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronald Benson (26 March 1925 – 6 November 1997) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for York City, and in non-League football for Archbishop Holgates Old Boys and Frickley Colliery.¹³ After retiring he became a union representative in the British Rail workshops in York, and stood as the Conservative Party candidate for Wakefield in the 1966 general election, in which he was defeated by the Labour Party candidate.³

References

Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
"Ron Benson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Selby: Citizen Publications. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-9531005-0-7.

Personal information
Full name	Ronald Benson¹
Date of birth	(1925-03-26)26 March 1925¹
Place of birth	Acomb, England¹
Date of death	6 November 1997(1997-11-06) (aged 72)²
Place of death	York, North Yorkshire, England²
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)³
Position	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Archbishop Holgates Old Boys
1947–1950	York City	20	(3)
1950–	Frickley Colliery
Total		20	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals