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Ronnie Bacon

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Ronnie Bacon
Personal information
Full name Ronald Alfred Sydney Bacon
Date of birth (1935-03-04) 4 March 1935 (age 89)
Place of birth Fakenham, England
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1958 Norwich City 42 (6)
1958–1961 Gillingham 128 (15)
King's Lynn ? (?)
Total 170 (21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronald Alfred Sydney Bacon (born 4 March 1935) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger for two clubs in the Football League, making 170 appearances.

Early life

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Ronald Alfred Sydney Bacon was born on 4 March 1935 in Fakenham, Norfolk.[1]

Career

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Bacon began his professional career in 1955 with Norwich City, and he made 42 league appearances for them.[2] Bacon then moved to Gillingham, making a further 128 appearances in the League.[3] Bacon later played non-league football with King's Lynn.

References

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  1. ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 47. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
  2. ^ "NORWICH CITY : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  3. ^ "GILLINGHAM : 1950/51 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 7 November 2009.