Ronnie Bacon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Alfred Sydney Bacon | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Fakenham, England | ||
| Date of death | 25 September 2020 (aged 85) | ||
| Position | 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 (4 March 1935 – 25 September 2020) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger for two clubs in the Football League, making 170 appearances.
Early life
[edit]Ronald Alfred Sydney Bacon was born on 4 March 1935 in Fakenham, Norfolk.[1]
Career
[edit]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.
Personal life
[edit]Bacon was married to Hazel and had a son and two daughters.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 47. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- ↑ "NORWICH CITY : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ↑ "GILLINGHAM : 1950/51 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ↑ "Ronald (Ronnie) Bacon". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
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- 1935 births
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- English men's footballers
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Norwich City F.C. players
- King's Lynn F.C. players
- English Football League players
- People from Fakenham
- Men's association football wingers
- Footballers from Norfolk
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football forward, 1930s birth stubs