*Indicates unconfirmed information. Figures in brackets after English team names indicate all appearances made and goals scored in competitive matches for Football League clubs from 1888 onwards. For Scottish League clubs the figures show details of all competitive appearances and goals scored from 1946/47 onwards.
Ron Sturgess
Appearances: 26 Goals: 22
Date / Year of birth: 9th June 1927
Position: Striker
Season of first appearance: 1949/50
Season of last appearance: 1950/51
Also played for: Whitstable Town and Herne Bay
Thanet-born centre-forward who joined Margate in the summer of 1949 and spent the majority of the 1949/50 season in the reserves, scoring 24 times for them. That made Ron their leading marksman. However Ron also featured in the first team on occasions and with no little effect. He made his debut on 15.10.49 and scored as Margate beat Aylesford Paper Mills 2-1 in a Kent League game at Hartsdown Park. Ron went on to make a total of ten appearances and scored six goals in all, including an overhead kick against Royal Marines Chatham on 11.3.50 - a strike described as a "wonder goal" by the local paper.
He stayed at Margate for the 1950/51 campaign and scored 16 times in as many matches but at the end of the season Ron left the club and joined Whitstable.
Ron made his debut for the Oystermen in a 0-0 draw against Margate at Hartsdown on 18.8.51 and he went on to score 32 goals in 39 appearances during the 1951/52 campaign. His tally remained a club record until beaten by Lee Bosson during 1995/96. Ron also spent 1952/53 with Whitstable and scored eight times in 27 matches during the season. He made his final appearance on 1.5.53 and coincidentally the opposition at the Belmont was supplied by Margate. Whitstable won 4-0 and Ron scored twice.
Ron then joined Herne Bay for the 1953/54 campaign and also played for them during the 1954/55 and 1955/56 seasons.
He died in Thanet on 3.1.86 aged only 58.
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SEASON (CLUB) |
FULL (MAX) |
SUB |
GLS |
|
FAC |
KSC |
KLC |
KSS |
|
|
1949/50 (MFC) |
10 (40) |
N/A |
6 |
KENT LEAGUE DIVISION ONE (6TH OF 17) |
EPR |
1R |
2R |
SF |
|
|
SEASON (CLUB) |
FULL (MAX) |
SUB |
GLS |
|
FAC |
KSC |
KLC |
KSS |
|
|
1950/51 (MFC) |
16 (41) |
N/A |
16 |
KENT LEAGUE DIVISION ONE (6TH OF 17) |
EPR |
1R |
2R |
RU |
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