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Ronnie Cairns

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Ronnie Cairns
Personal information
Full name Ronald Cairns[1]
Date of birth (1934-04-04)4 April 1934[1]
Place of birth Chopwell,[1] England
Date of death August 2016 (2016-09) (aged 82)[1]
Place of death North Yorkshire,[1] England
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Consett
1953–1959 Blackburn Rovers 26 (7)
1959–1964 Rochdale 195 (66)
1964–1965 Southport 34 (14)
Wigan Athletic
Total 255 (86)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronald Cairns (4 April 1934 – August 2016) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.

Career

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Born in Chopwell, Cairns played for Consett, Blackburn Rovers, Rochdale, Southport and Wigan Athletic.[1][2] He played for Rochdale in the 1962 Football League Cup Final.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Ronnie Cairns". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Ronnie Cairns". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  3. ^ Rory Smith (22 January 2013). "Rochdale hopeful that not all underdogs will have their day". The Times. Retrieved 11 February 2017.