{{short description|English footballer (born 1956)}} {{Use British English|date=July 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ron Futcher | image = | caption = | fullname = Ronald Futcher<ref name="kent"/> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|9|25|df=y}}<ref name="kent"/> | birth_place = [[Chester]], England<ref name="kent"/> | height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=[https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/78 78] |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball00lond/page/78}}</ref> | position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1973–1974| clubs1 = [[Chester City F.C.|Chester]]| caps1 = 4| goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1974–1978| clubs2 = [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]]| caps2 = 120| goals2 = 40 | years3 = 1978–1979| clubs3 = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]| caps3 = 17| goals3 =7 | years4 = 1976–1981| clubs4 = [[Minnesota Kicks]]| caps4 = 129| goals4 = 73 | years5 = 1982| clubs5 = [[Portland Timbers (1975–82)|Portland Timbers]]| caps5 = 23| goals5 = 13 | years6 = 1983| clubs6 = [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] | caps6 = 0| goals6 = 0 | years7 = 1983–1984| clubs7 = [[Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–84)|Tulsa Roughnecks]]| caps7 = 75| goals7 = 58 | years8 = 1984| clubs8 = [[NAC Breda]]| caps8 = | goals8 = | years9 = 1984–1985| clubs9 = [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]]| caps9 = 19| goals9 = 5 | years10 = 1985–1987| clubs10 = [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]| caps10 = 65| goals10 = 30 | years11 = 1987–1988| clubs11 = [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]]| caps11 = 42|goals11=18 | years12 = 1988–1990| clubs12 = [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]| caps12 = 52| goals12 = 20 | years13 = 1990–1991| clubs13 = [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]| caps13 = 57| goals13 = 25 | years14 = 1991–1992| clubs14 = [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]]| caps14 = 21| goals14 = 4 | years15 = 1992| clubs15 = [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]]| caps15 = 2 | goals15 = 0 | totalcaps = 624| totalgoals = 253 }}
'''Ronald Futcher''' (born 25 September 1956) is an English former [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|centre-forward]]. He was the fourth-highest career scorer of the [[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|North American Soccer League]] and made over 400 appearances in total for nine different [[English Football League]] clubs. He was noted for his aerial ability and solid ball control.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Tales: A Collection of Stories, Anecdotes And Memories|publisher=Witan Books|date=December 1991|pages=298|isbn=0-9508981-6-3}}</ref>
He began his career at [[Chester City F.C.|Chester]] before moving on to [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] the following year. He signed with [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] in August 1978 but left [[Maine Road]] the following year to concentrate on his career in the United States with the [[Minnesota Kicks]]. After the club disbanded, he moved on to [[Portland Timbers (1975–82)|Portland Timbers]] and then the [[Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–84)|Tulsa Roughnecks]], winning the [[Soccer Bowl]] in [[1983 North American Soccer League season|1983]]. The next year, he returned to England with [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]], following a brief spell with Dutch side [[NAC Breda]]. He signed with [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]] in 1985, and then [[Transfer (association football)|transfer]]red to [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] in 1987. He was bought by [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] in August 1988 for £35,000. He helped the "Valiants" to win [[Promotion and relegation|promotion]] out of the [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] via the play-offs in [[1989 Football League Third Division play-off final|1989]]. He was sold on to [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] for £60,000 in November 1989 before moving on to [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]]. He announced his retirement the next year after a brief spell in the [[National League (division)|Conference]] with [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]].
==Playing career== Futcher started his professional career with hometown club [[Chester City F.C.|Chester]] in the [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]], appearing in four first-team games under [[Ken Roberts (footballer, born 1936)|Ken Roberts]] in [[1973–74 Football League|1973–74]]. He moved with twin brother [[Paul Futcher|Paul]] on to [[Harry Haslam (footballer, born 1921)|Harry Haslam]]'s [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] for a joint £125,000 fee in June 1974. He scored seven goals in 17 games in the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] [[promotion and relegation|relegation]] campaign in [[1974–75 Luton Town F.C. season|1974–75]], including a [[hat-trick]] against [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=17871|title=Luton Town FC 1974–1978|work=sporting-heroes.net|accessdate=21 May 2009}}</ref> The "Hatters" remained in the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] in [[1975–76 Football League|1975–76]]. He bagged 13 goals in [[1976–77 Football League|1976–77]] to become the [[List of Luton Town F.C. seasons|club's joint-top scorer]] (with [[Jimmy Husband]]). He hit 10 goals in [[1977–78 Football League|1977–78]], as did [[Phil Boersma]], to again become the club's joint-highest scorer. He left [[Kenilworth Road]] after [[David Pleat]] was appointed [[Manager (association football)|manager]]. In August 1978, Futcher [[Transfer (association football)|transfer]]red back to the top-flight with [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] and played at [[Maine Road]] for the [[1978–79 Football League|1978–79]] campaign, scoring seven goals in 17 league games for [[Tony Book]]. This included a hat-trick in a 4–1 win over [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] on 17 September.<ref>{{cite news |title=On This Day: Aguero bags a treble and Silva shines in Salzburg! |url=https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/on-this-day-16-september-63735779#:~:text=Ron%20Futcher%20scored%20a%20hat,finished%20fourth%20the%20season%20before. |access-date=4 January 2021 |work=mancity.com |date=17 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
Futcher began playing summers in the [[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|North American Soccer League]] in 1976 with the [[Minnesota Kicks]], spending the next five seasons with the team. The Kicks reached the [[Soccer Bowl]] in [[1976 North American Soccer League season|1976]] under manager [[Freddie Goodwin]], where they were beaten by [[Toronto Metros-Croatia]]. They reached the Conference semi-finals in [[1977 North American Soccer League season|1977]], losing to the [[Seattle Sounders (1974–83)|Seattle Sounders]]. They again reached the semi-finals in [[1978 North American Soccer League season|1978]], losing to the [[New York Cosmos (1970–85)|New York Cosmos]]. In [[1979 North American Soccer League season|1979]], they lost in the first round of the play-offs to the [[Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–84)|Tulsa Roughnecks]], costing [[Coach (sport)|coach]] [[Roy McCrohan]] his job. They again lost out at the first round in [[1980 North American Soccer League season|1980]] under returning manager Freddie Goodwin, losing to [[Dallas Tornado]]. The [[1981 North American Soccer League season|1981]] season was his last at the [[Metropolitan Stadium]], as Kicks lost in the quarter-finals to [[Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–83)|Fort Lauderdale Strikers]] under [[Geoff Barnett (footballer)|Geoff Barnett]]. Having been with the Minnesota Kicks since the club's founding in 1976, he remained with it until it closed in 1981.
He played with the [[Portland Timbers (1975–82)|Portland Timbers]] in the [[1982 Portland Timbers season|summer of 1982]], becoming the [[List of Portland Timbers seasons|club's top scorer]] with 13 goals, including a hat-trick against the [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–84)|Vancouver Whitecaps]]. He also spent a brief period in early 1983 back in England with [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] without making first-team appearances.<ref>{{cite book| title=In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC |last= Holley |first= Duncan |last2= Chalk|first2= Gary | publisher=Hagiology Publishing | year=2003 | isbn=0-9534474-3-X|page=612}}</ref> He moved on to the [[Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–84)|Tulsa Roughnecks]], scoring the second goal in a [[1983 North American Soccer League season|1983]] 2–0 win over [[Toronto Blizzard (1971–84)|Toronto]] in the [[Soccer Bowl]] at [[BC Place]] despite having initially being suspended following a [[Penalty card|red card]] in the previous game.<ref>Clive Gammon, [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1121360/1/index.htm "Blowing Out The Blizzard: Tulsa won Soccer Bowl '83 with a little assist from the NASL boss"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102080558/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1121360/1/index.htm |date=2 November 2012 }}, ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', 10 October 1983.</ref> However, [[1984 North American Soccer League season|1984]] proved a disappointing campaign, and he then left the United States for good. He finished with 296 points in 201 career games in the league, including 119 goals.
Returning to Europe, Futcher had a spell with [[NAC Breda]] in the Netherlands, scoring three goals in seven [[Eerste Divisie]] games in [[1983–84 Eerste Divisie|1983–84]]. Futcher then headed back to the English Second Division, signing a two-year contract with [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] in [[1984–85 Football League|1984–85]] on a £12,000 transfer, joining his twin brother.<ref name="beano"/> He joined league rivals [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]] after being signed by [[Joe Royle]] for a £5,000 fee, and became the club's [[List of Oldham Athletic A.F.C. seasons|top scorer]] in [[1985–86 Football League|1985–86]] with 17 goals. The "Latics" reached the play-offs in [[1986–87 Football League|1986–87]], but were beaten on away goals by [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] in the semi-finals. However, he was transfer-listed after being [[Ejection (sports)|sent off]] twice in two days, once for the first team and then for the [[reserve team]].<ref name="beano"/> He left [[Boundary Park]] and was signed by [[Terry Dolan (footballer)|Terry Dolan]] at [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] for £40,000, and scored 19 goals in 38 games in [[1987–88 Bradford City A.F.C. season|1987–88]] to become the "Bantams" [[List of Bradford City A.F.C. seasons|top scorer]]. Bradford lost to [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] in the Second Division play-off semi-finals despite a 2–1 victory in the first leg at [[Valley Parade]]. He had a fight with [[Stan Ternent]] in training and was ordered to leave the club.<ref name="beano">{{cite journal |title=The Ron Rutcher Interview |journal=The Vale Park beano |volume=48}}</ref>
In August 1988, [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] manager [[John Rudge]] paid £35,000 for his services, having tried unsuccessfully to sign a total of five other strikers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nearly men 7-12: the rocky transfer route to Ron Futcher... |url=https://www.onevalefan.co.uk/2016/10/nearly-men-7-12-the-rocky-transfer-route-to-ron-futcher/ |accessdate=21 July 2020 |work=onevalefan.co.uk |date=27 October 2016}}</ref> Futcher had verbally agreed to move to [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]] and was also scheduled to meet with [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] manager [[Phil Neal]], but instead signed a contract with Rudge and chairman [[Bill Bell (businessman)|Bill Bell]].<ref name="beano"/> He scored 19 goals in 54 appearances in the [[1988–89 Port Vale F.C. season|1988–89]] season, including a strike from over {{convert|30|yd}} out in a 6–1 victory over [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]].<ref name="kent">{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=108|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0|id= {{ASIN|0952915200|country=ca}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Fielding |first1=Rob |title=Five great Port Vale goals |url=https://www.onevalefan.co.uk/2017/03/five-great-port-vale-goals/ |accessdate=5 June 2020 |work=onevalefan.co.uk |date=4 March 2017}}</ref> He was less impressive in the game at [[Swansea City F.C.|Swansea City]], however, as he was sent off for verbally abusing a linesman.<ref name="beano"/> He played in both legs of the [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] [[1989 Football League Third Division play-off final|play-off final]] victory over [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]], setting up [[Robbie Earle]] for the first goal of a 2–1 [[aggregate score|aggregate]] victory.<ref name="kent"/> However, he was dropped in October 1989, after losing his spot to new signing [[Nicky Cross]] in [[1989–90 Port Vale F.C. season|1989–90]], and he 'forced the issue' and was sold on to Fourth Division [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] for £60,000 the following month.<ref name="kent"/> He hit 10 goals in 30 games for [[Frank Casper (footballer)|Frank Casper]]'s "Clarets" in [[1989–90 Burnley F.C. season|1989–90]] to become the [[List of Burnley F.C. seasons|club's top scorer]]. With a full season at [[Turf Moor]] in [[1990–91 Burnley F.C. season|1990–91]], he was the club's top scorer with 20 goals in 43 games, as Burnley reached the play-offs, where they were beaten by [[Torquay United F.C.|Torquay United]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.claretsmad.co.uk/news/loadfeat.asp?cid=ED35&id=340612|title=Ron Futcher|last=Scholes|first=Tony|date=2 July 2007|work=claretsmad.co.uk|accessdate=21 May 2009}}</ref>
He left Burnley in July 1991 and moved on to [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]], scoring four goals in 21 league games in [[1991–92 Football League|1991–92]].<ref>Rothmans Football Yearbook 1992–93 [http://www.biblio.com/isbn/9780747279051.html Biblio ISBN]</ref> [[Dario Gradi]]'s "Railwaymen" reached the Fourth Division play-offs, where they were beaten by [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]]. He later played two [[National League (division)|Conference]] games for [[Boston United F.C.|Boston United]] in [[1992–93 Football Conference|1992–93]] before he retired.
==Style of play== Futcher was a [[Forward (association football)|striker]] with cool finishing skills and footballing intelligence but a distinct lack of pace.<ref name="ovf">{{cite news |title=Cult Hero 01: Ron Futcher |url=https://www.onevalefan.co.uk/2012/01/01-ron-futcher/ |accessdate=1 June 2020 |work=onevalefan.co.uk |date=29 January 2012}}</ref>
==Coaching career== As a coach, he has been involved in [[College soccer in the United States|college soccer]] in America, including at [[Oakland University]].<ref name="mouse" /> He has previously worked as [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]]'s Community Officer and Youth Development Officer.<ref name="mouse">{{cite web|url=http://www.soccer.acidmouse.com/coach.html|title=Bio|work=soccer.acidmouse.com|accessdate=21 May 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930084622/http://www.soccer.acidmouse.com/coach.html|archivedate=30 September 2007}}</ref>
==Personal life== Futcher's twin brother [[Paul Futcher|Paul]] played over 20 years in the [[English Football League|Football League]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.webservicesbc.com/latics/Aj.html|title=Where Are They Now? (A-J)|work=webservicesbc.com|accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref> and Paul's son [[Ben Futcher|Ben]] also has extensive Football League experience.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/page/NewsUpdate/0,,10337~83214,00.html|title=Futch to link up with his Dad|date=17 November 2004|work=oldhamathletic.co.uk|accessdate=29 August 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905185526/http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/page/NewsUpdate/0%2C%2C10337~83214%2C00.html|archivedate=5 September 2012}}</ref> Ron's other brother [[Graham Futcher|Graham]] also played professionally. Paul and Graham also started their careers with [[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]]. He is also the uncle of former [[Premier League]] midfielder [[Danny Murphy (footballer, born 1977)|Danny Murphy]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Barnsley footballer dies at age of 60 |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/former-barnsley-footballer-dies-age-60-1787178 |access-date=20 March 2023 |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=28 February 2019}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{ENFA}}</ref><ref name="nasljerseys.com">{{cite web|title=Profile|url=http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/F/Futcher.Ron.htm|website=nasljerseys.com|accessdate=5 July 2016}}</ref> |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]] !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |[[Chester City F.C.|Chester]] |[[1973–74 Chester F.C. season|1973–74]] |[[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] |4||0||0||0||0||0||4||0 |- |rowspan="5"|[[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] |[[1974–75 Luton Town F.C. season|1974–75]] |[[Football League First Division|First Division]] |17||7||1||0||0||0||18||7 |- |[[1975–76 Luton Town F.C. season|1975–76]] |[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] |31||10||2||1||1||1||34||12 |- |[[1976–77 Luton Town F.C. season|1976–77]] |Second Division |33||13||2||0||0||0||35||13 |- |[[1977–78 Luton Town F.C. season|1977–78]] |Second Division |39||10||3||0||4||1||46||11 |- !colspan="2"|Total !120!!40!!8!!1!!5!!2!!133!!43 |- |[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] |[[1978–79 Manchester City F.C. season|1978–79]] |First Division |17||7||1||0||2||0||20||7 |- |rowspan="7"|[[Minnesota Kicks]] |[[1976 North American Soccer League season|1976]] |[[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|NASL]] |20||14||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||20||14 |- |[[1977 North American Soccer League season|1977]] |NASL |20||11||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||20||11 |- |[[1978 North American Soccer League season|1978]] |NASL |16||7||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||7 |- |[[1979 North American Soccer League season|1979]] |NASL |24||14||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||24||14 |- |[[1980 North American Soccer League season|1980]] |NASL |21||13||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||13 |- |[[1981 North American Soccer League season|1981]] |NASL |28||14||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||14 |- !colspan="2"|Total !129!!73!!colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—!!129!!73 |- |[[Portland Timbers (1975–82)|Portland Timbers]] |[[1982 North American Soccer League season|1982]] |NASL |23||13||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||13 |- |[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] |[[1982–83 Southampton F.C. season|1982–83]] |First Division |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–84)|Tulsa Roughnecks]] |[[1983 North American Soccer League season|1983]] |NASL |26||15||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||15 |- |[[1983 NASL Grand Prix of Indoor Soccer|1983]] |NASL Indoor |26||23||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||23 |- |[[1984 North American Soccer League season|1984]] |NASL |23||18||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||18 |- !colspan="2"|Total !75!!58!!colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—!!75!!56 |- |[[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] |[[1984–85 Barnsley F.C. season|1984–85]] |Second Division |19||5||4||2||0||0||23||7 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]] |[[1985–86 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season|1985–86]] |Second Division |40||17||1||0||1||0||42||17 |- |[[1986–87 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season|1986–87]] |Second Division |25||13||2||0||4||2||31||15 |- !colspan="2"|Total !65!!30!!3!!0!!5!!2!!73!!32 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] |[[1986–87 Bradford City A.F.C. season|1986–87]] |Second Division |10||4||0||0||0||0||10||4 |- |[[1987–88 Bradford City A.F.C. season|1987–88]] |Second Division |32||14||1||0||10||5||43||19 |- !colspan="2"|Total !42!!18!!1!!0!!10!!5!!53!!23 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] |[[1988–89 Port Vale F.C. season|1988–89]] |[[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] |41||17||3||1||10||1||54||19 |- |[[1989–90 Port Vale F.C. season|1989–90]] |Second Division |11||3||0||0||4||1||15||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !52!!20!!3!!1!!14!!2!!69!!23 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] |[[1989–90 Burnley F.C. season|1989–90]] |Fourth Division |23||7||6||3||1||0||30||10 |- |[[1990–91 Burnley F.C. season|1990–91]] |Fourth Division |34||18||3||0||7||2||44||20 |- !colspan="2"|Total !57!!25!!9!!3!!8!!2!!74!!30 |- |[[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]] |[[1991–92 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season|1991–92]] |Fourth Division |21||4||3||0||7||2||31||6 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !624!!253!!32!!7!!52!!15!!710!!275 |}
==Honours== '''Minnesota Kicks''' *[[Soccer Bowl]] runner-up: [[1976 North American Soccer League season|1976]]
'''Tulsa Roughnecks''' *[[Soccer Bowl]]: [[Soccer Bowl '83|1983]]
'''Port Vale''' *[[Football League Third Division]] [[Football League One play-offs|play-offs]]: [[1989 Football League Third Division play-off final|1989]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Promotion Chronicle 1988–1989: Back to Where We Once Belonged!|publisher=Witan Books|year=1989|isbn=0-9508981-3-9}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
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