Ron Guthrie
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald George Guthrie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Burradon, Northumberland, England | ||
| Position | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1973 | Newcastle United | 56 | (2) |
| 1973–1975 | Sunderland | 66 | (1) |
| 1975–1977 | Ashington | ||
| 1977–1981 | Blyth Spartans | ||
| 1981–19?? | North Shields | ||
| Total | 122 | (3) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]
Career statistics
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| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newcastle United | 1966–67 | First Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1967–68 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1968–69 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1969–70 | First Division | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| 1970–71 | First Division | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 1971–72 | First Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1972–73 | First Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 56 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 68 | 2 | ||
| Sunderland | 1972–73 | Second Division | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 1973–74 | Second Division | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 1974–75 | Second Division | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Total | 66 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 82 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 122 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 150 | 4 | ||
Honours
[edit]Sunderland
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ron Guthrie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ↑ Barker, Andrew (7 May 1992). "Where are the heroes of '73?". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. p. 6. Retrieved 14 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Spartans sign Ron Guthrie". Blyth News. 1 September 1977. p. 16. Retrieved 14 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Past Players (D - G)". SAFC.com. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
- ↑ "Spartans may be side to watch". Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail. 28 August 1981. p. 35. Retrieved 14 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Willington: Bell rings no changes". Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail. 5 September 1981. p. 27. Retrieved 14 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Guthrie heads for Belgium". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 19 August 1985. p. 23. Retrieved 14 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Why Guthrie is grateful". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 31 August 1992. p. 18. Retrieved 14 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 491. ISBN 0354 09018 6.
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