Ronnie Clayton was an international footballer who represented England 35 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Northern Ireland on 2nd November 1955 at 21 years old, and his last was vs Yugoslavia on 11th May 1960 aged 25. Clayton, born on 5th August 1934, in Preston, Lancashire, has a FA Legacy Number of 751 and played as a Right Half for his country.
Ronnie Clayton - 35 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: Ronald Clayton
- Born: 5th August 1934, Preston, Lancashire
- Died: 29th October 2010, aged 76
- England Career: 1955 - 1960
- Positions whilst with England: Right Half
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Blackburn Rovers (35)
- FA Legacy Number: 751
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Northern Ireland (HC) on 2nd November 1955 aged 21 years, 2 months, 28 days - Last Cap: v
Yugoslavia (FR) on 11th May 1960 aged 25 years, 9 months, 6 days - First Captaincy: v
Wales (HC) on 17th October 1959 aged 25 years, 2 months, 12 days - Career Length: 4 years, 190 days
- Starts: 35
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 35
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 13
- 0
- 3
- 0
- 0
- FriendlyFR
- 17
- 0
- 2
- 0
- 0
- World Cup QualifierWCQ
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup FinalsWCF
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 18
- 0
- 3
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 18
- 0
- 3
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 16
- 0
- 2
- 0
- 0
- Neutral
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 19
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 9
- 0
- 3
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 7
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Right Half
- 35
- 0
- 5
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 35
- 0
- 5
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Walter Winterbottom- 35
- 0
- 5
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Billy Wright
- 30 Matches
- Johnny Haynes
- 28 Matches
- Don Howe
- 19 Matches
- Roger Byrne
- 17 Matches
- Bobby Charlton
- 16 Matches
- Tom Finney
- 16 Matches
- Eddie Hopkinson
- 14 Matches
- Jeff Hall
- 14 Matches
- Duncan Edwards
- 13 Matches
- Tommy Taylor
- 13 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 71 sources from 35 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- YUG, 3 - 3, 11th May 1960 (FR)
Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 35.
Age: 25 years, 9 months, 6 days. 
SCO, 1 - 1, 19th Apr 1960 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 34.
Age: 25 years, 8 months, 14 days.- NIR, 2 - 1, 18th Nov 1959 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 33.
Age: 25 years, 3 months, 13 days. 
SWE, 2 - 3, 28th Oct 1959 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 32.
Age: 25 years, 2 months, 23 days.- WAL, 1 - 1, 17th Oct 1959 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 31.
Age: 25 years, 2 months, 12 days. 
USA, 8 - 1, 28th May 1959 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 30.
Age: 24 years, 9 months, 23 days.
MEX, 1 - 2, 24th May 1959 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 29.
Age: 24 years, 9 months, 19 days.
PER, 1 - 4, 17th May 1959 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 28.
Age: 24 years, 9 months, 12 days.
BRA, 0 - 2, 13th May 1959 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 27.
Age: 24 years, 9 months, 8 days.
ITA, 2 - 2, 6th May 1959 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 26.
Age: 24 years, 9 months, 1 day.- SCO, 1 - 0, 11th Apr 1959 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 25.
Age: 24 years, 8 months, 6 days. - WAL, 2 - 2, 26th Nov 1958 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 24.
Age: 24 years, 3 months, 21 day. 
URS, 5 - 0, 22nd Oct 1958 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 23.
Age: 24 years, 2 months, 17 days.- NIR, 3 - 3, 4th Oct 1958 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 22.
Age: 24 years, 1 month, 30 days. - URS, 0 - 1, 17th Jun 1958 (WCF) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 21.
Age: 23 years, 10 months, 12 days. - YUG, 0 - 5, 11th May 1958 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 20.
Age: 23 years, 9 months, 6 days. 
POR, 2 - 1, 7th May 1958 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 19.
Age: 23 years, 9 months, 2 days.- SCO, 4 - 0, 19th Apr 1958 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 18.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 14 days. 
FRA, 4 - 0, 27th Nov 1957 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 17.
Age: 23 years, 3 months, 22 days.- NIR, 2 - 3, 6th Nov 1957 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 16.
Age: 23 years, 3 months, 1 day. - WAL, 4 - 0, 19th Oct 1957 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 15.
Age: 23 years, 2 months, 14 days. 
IRL, 1 - 1, 19th May 1957 (WCQ) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 14.
Age: 22 years, 9 months, 14 days.
DEN, 4 - 1, 15th May 1957 (WCQ) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 13.
Age: 22 years, 9 months, 10 days.- IRL, 5 - 1, 8th May 1957 (WCQ) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 12.
Age: 22 years, 9 months, 3 days. - SCO, 2 - 1, 6th Apr 1957 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 11.
Age: 22 years, 8 months, 1 day. - DEN, 5 - 2, 5th Dec 1956 (WCQ) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 10.
Age: 22 years, 4 months, 0 days. - YUG, 3 - 0, 28th Nov 1956 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 9.
Age: 22 years, 3 months, 23 days. - WAL, 3 - 1, 14th Nov 1956 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 8.
Age: 22 years, 3 months, 9 days. - NIR, 1 - 1, 6th Oct 1956 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 7.
Age: 22 years, 2 months, 1 day. 
FRG, 3 - 1, 26th May 1956 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 6.
Age: 21 years, 9 months, 21 day.
FIN, 5 - 1, 20th May 1956 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 5.
Age: 21 years, 9 months, 15 days.- SWE, 0 - 0, 16th May 1956 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 4.
Age: 21 years, 9 months, 11 day. - BRA, 4 - 2, 9th May 1956 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 3.
Age: 21 years, 9 months, 4 days. 
ESP, 4 - 1, 30th Nov 1955 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 2.
Age: 21 years, 3 months, 25 days.- NIR, 3 - 0, 2nd Nov 1955 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 1.
Age: 21 years, 2 months, 28 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.