Name: Starling, Ronald William (Ronnie) "Flutterfoot"



Birthdate: 1909-10-11 in Pelaw-on-Tyne, near Gateshead (Died: 1991-12-17 in Sheffield)

Position: Inside-left

Playing for Villa: January 1937 - July 1948

Previous clubs: Durham County Schools/Boys, Newcastle United (trial), Usworth Colliery, Washington Colliery, Hull City, Newcastle United, Sheffield Wednesday

Signed: £7.500 - From Sheffield Wednesday

Sold: - To Nottingham Forest (player-coach)

League: 88 matches - 11 goals

Cup: 11 matches - 1 goal

International: England A (1933-37, 2 - 0 goals)


More info:
The Football League was suspended after 3 games 1939-40. These three matches were later expunged from official records. He played in two of these games.

Starling also played with Villa during World War 2. (147 - 5 goals)
He also guested for Northampton Town, Hereford United, Nottingham Forest, Walsall and Sheffield Wednesday during World War 2.



Season

1936-37
1937-38
1938-39
1939-40
1940-41
1941-42
1942-43
1943-44
1944-45
1945-46
1946-47
1947-48
First team

17 - 4 goals
49 - 5 goals
31 - 3 goals
2 - 0 goals (see More info)
0
1 - 0 goals
35 - 0 goals
40 - 5 goals
43 - 0 goals
28 - 0 goals
2 - 0 goals
0
Reserves

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Youth

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