Wally Ardron - Legendary player


Wally Ardron was the first player after World War II, who made 200 goals in the league, he began in Rotherham united in season 1938-39, where he played a single match. Rotherham got him from Derby united for 100 pounds much against his school inspectors desire. The school director had seen him play on the school team for discontinued students. Letter from the Principal supplied students with football boots for a five per. pair of football boots hire-purchase repayments were 10 cents a week. When Wally Ardon had paid twice,he handed his boots to the inspector, due to economic difficulties as he saidt it. The inspector responded to Ardron that he could keep the boots if he scored 3 goals in the school team next match, which Wally Ardron did.
  In the first season after the Second World War he scored 38 goals for Rotherham (Which is still club record) next football he minded his work at the railway. He went on to score in the league, even when he moved to Nottingham Forest in the summer of 1949. He ended his career in 1955 - and were listed for 217 goals in 305 league games.

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