Ron Cockerill

Ron Cockerill
Personal information
Date of birth (1935-02-28)28 February 1935
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Date of death 4 November 2010(2010-11-04) (aged 75)
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1958 Huddersfield Town 40 (1)
1958–1968 Grimsby Town 294 (28)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronald Cockerill (28 February 1935 – 4 November 2010) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League as a defender for Huddersfield Town and Grimsby Town.

Cockerill was born in Sheffield.

His sons Glenn and John were also professional footballers.

Cockerill died on 3 November 2010.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ron Cockerill". Grimsby Town F.C. Archived from the original on 5 August 2002.
  2. ↑ "Huddersfield Town : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  3. ↑ "Grimsby Town : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  4. ↑ "'Cannonball' Cockerill dies aged 75 | This is Grimsby". www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)