Ron Wigg
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Date of birth
18 May 1949
Place of birth
Great Dunmow, England
Date of death
3 July 1997 (aged 48)
Place of death
Ohio, United States
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 May 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Great Dunmow, England | ||
| Date of death | 3 July 1997 (aged 48) | ||
| Place of death | Ohio, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1970 | Ipswich Town | 37 | (14) |
| 1970–1972 | Watford | 97 | (20) |
| 1972–1974 | Rotherham United | 65 | (22) |
| 1974–1976 | Grimsby Town | 63 | (12) |
| 1976–1977 | Barnsley | 18 | (5) |
| 1977–1979 | Scunthorpe United | 50 | (7) |
| 1979–1980 | Columbus Magic | 27 | (13) |
| 1979–1980 | Cleveland Force (indoor) | 10 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Columbus Capitals | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ron Wigg (18 May 1949 – 3 July 1997) was an English professional football striker who spent most of his career in England before ending it in the American Soccer League. He then coached for seventeen years in the United States at both the youth and professional levels.
In 1979, Wigg moved to the United States where he signed with the Columbus Magic of the American Soccer League. That season, he scored thirteen goals in twenty-seven matches as the Magic fell to the Sacramento Gold in the championship game.[1] That fall, he signed with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He played only ten games, but still scored five goals. He finished his career in 1980 with the Magic.