Ron Flowers
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Flowers | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Edlington, Doncaster, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Doncaster Rovers | |||
| 1950–1952 | Wath Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1967 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 467 | (33) |
| 1967–1969 | Northampton Town | 62 | (4) |
| 1969–1971 | Telford United | ||
| National team | |||
| 1955 | England U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 1955–1966 | England | 49 | (10) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1968–1969 | Northampton Town (player/manager) | ||
| 1971 | Wellington Town (player/manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ronald "Ron" Flowers (born 28 July 1934) is an English former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder, and is most known for his time at Wolverhampton Wanderers. He was a member of England's victorious 1966 World Cup squad. He is the elder brother of John Flowers.
Flowers began in the Doncaster Rovers academy, where his father played semi-professionally. Whilst he flourished on the pitch at Belle Vue, he also trained as an apprentice at the Doncaster rail sheds,(it was his father's insistence that he learned a trade before chasing his footballing dream). He was later released by Doncaster and joined the Wolves' nursery side Wath Wanderers, where he soon came to the attention of the highly successful Wolverhampton Wanderers manager: Stan Cullis. Within a year, he was moved down to Molineux and soon broke into the first team, making a scoring debut against Blackpool on 20 September 1952. Prior to this time, he had served in the RAF and became an Aircraftman Second Class at Padgate before being transferred to Hednesford.
Playing as an attacking midfield player (in modern terminology) at Wolves, he won three league championships and an FA Cup. In total, he made 515 appearances for the club, scoring 37 times.
Flowers won 49 caps for England and scored 10 goals. His international debut came on 15 May 1955 in a 0–1 friendly defeat to France. He went on to appear in the 1962 World Cup and scored two goals from the penalty spot in the group stage. From November 1958 (his second international appearance) until April 1963, he appeared in 40 consecutive England international matches; only Billy Wright has appeared in more.
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