- Ron Wylie
Infobox Football biography
playername = Ron Wylie
fullname = Ronald M. Wylie
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1933|08|06|df=y
cityofbirth =Glasgow
countryofbirth =Scotland
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position = Right half /Inside forward (retired)
currentclub =
youthyears =
1948–1950
youthclubs = Clydesdale Juniors
Notts County
years = 1950–1958
1958–1965
1965–1970
clubs = Notts County
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
caps(goals) = 227 (35)
196 (16)
128 0(2)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
manageryears = 1982–1984
managerclubs = West Bromwich AlbionRonald M. Wylie (born
8 August 1933 ) is a former Scottish football player, coach and manager. He played as a right half orinside forward for Notts County, Aston Villa and Birmingham City, making more than 550 appearances inthe Football League , and more than 700 in all competitions. As a manager, he took charge of West Bromwich Albion between 1982 and 1984.Playing career
An inside-forward, Wylie made his name at Notts County before transferring to Aston Villa in 1958. Wylie spent seven years at Aston Villa, establishing himself as the midfield schemer in the side, which won the Second Division title and promotion to the First Division in the 1959–60 season and achieved League Cup success a year later. Highly regarded by the club's fans, he was not capped by Scotland, likely due to the abundance of quality midfielders available at the time. In 1965, he transferred to Birmingham City. Considered past his best when he made the move, he went on to play nearly 150 games for the club, was appointed club captain, and retired in 1970 at the age of 37.cite book
author=Matthews, Tony |title=The Encyclopedia of Birmingham City Football Club 1875-2000 |publisher=Britespot |location=Cradley Heath |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-9539288-0-4]Management career
On retirement as a player, Wylie joined the coaching staff at Aston Villa before moving to Coventry City, first as coach and later as assistant manager. He took an advisory post in
Cyprus before returning to England where he was appointed manager at West Bromwich Albion in 1982. WithRon Atkinson being replaced byRonnie Allen , the club had sold players such asBryan Robson ,Remi Moses and Peter Barnes, leading to a decline in the club's fortunes. The side began the 1982–83 season well, winning 7 of the first 11 and were in contention for a UEFA Cup place for much of the season, but a late slump in form saw them finish 11th (the last time the club finished in the top half of the top flight).The following season, West Brom's form was mediocre although the side were always several points clear. Wylie left the manager's position in February and was replaced by
John Giles .He returned to Aston Villa to take charge of the
reserve team , later working as a scout before yet again rejoining Aston Villa as community liaison officer, a post which he held until retirement in 2003. [cite news
url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:BEMB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0FA264BB2F748A44&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB57AB53DF815 |title=Fairway focus - Wylie way to attract sponsors |work=Birmingham Mail |author=Ricketts, Peter |date=2003-03-29 |accessdate=2008-03-04]References
External links
*soccerbase (manager)|name=Ron Wylie|id=1093
* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/ronwylie.htm Profile] at Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's DatabasePersondata
NAME = Wylie, Ron
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Wylie, Ronald M.
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer, football manager
DATE OF BIRTH =1933-08-08
PLACE OF BIRTH =Glasgow ,Scotland
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =
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