Ron Cockerill

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Ron Cockerill
Personal information
Date of birth (1935-02-28)28 February 1935[1]
Place of birth Sheffield,[1] England
Date of death 4 November 2010(2010-11-04) (aged 75)
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1958 Huddersfield Town 40 (1)
1958–1968 Grimsby Town 294 (28)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronald Cockerill (28 February 1935 – 4 November 2010) was a professional footballer, born in Sheffield, who played in the Football League as a defender for Huddersfield Town[2] and Grimsby Town.[3]

His sons Glenn and John were also professional footballers.[1]

Cockerill died on 3 November 2010.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Ron Cockerill". Grimsby Town F.C. Archived from the original on 5 August 2002.
  2. ^ "Huddersfield Town : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Grimsby Town : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  4. ^ "'Cannonball' Cockerill dies aged 75 | This is Grimsby". www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.