Ron Guthrie
Ron Guthrie, the United Kingdom defender, made 82 appearances for Sunderland. He found the net 2 times, averaging 0.02 goals per game. His most prolific season in our data was 1973-74, with 1 goal.
Ronald George Guthrie (born 19 April 1944) is an English former 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 in 1975, and joined non-League club Ashington . He later took charge of South African club Luistano on a player-manager basis. [ 2 ] He joined Blyth Spartans in September 1977. [ 3 ] He was part of the famous 'giant killing' team that reached the 5th round of the FA Cup in 1978 losing to Wrexham in a replay at St James Park watched by over 42,000 with thousands locked outside, but not after drawing a potential home tie against Arsenal in the quarter finals. [ 4 ] He left Blyth and signed for North Shields in 1981. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] His first goal for Sunderland came in the 1972–73 FA Cup in a 2–0 victory over Luton Town . He is the brother of fellow footballer Chris Guthrie , whose son Simon also played non-League football. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] — Wikipedia
- Position
- DF
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birthplace
- Burradon
- Born
- 19 Apr 1944
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