| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ledger Ritson [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
| Date of death | March 1977 (aged 55) [2] | ||
| Place of death | Haringey, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| –1946 | Hitchin Town | ||
| 1946–1950 | Leyton Orient | 84 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ledger Ritson (28 April 1921 – March 1977) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Leyton Orient as a left back. [1] After retiring from football, he jointly coached and advised the Leyton Orient reserve and 'A' teams with Syd Hobbins. [2]
Personal life
Ritson served in the British Army during the Second World War. [2] His football career was ended by a broken right leg, during a training run at Leyton Stadium in December 1949, while rehabilitating without his doctor's knowledge after having suffered a compound fracture to the same leg three months earlier. [2] [3] Gangrene set in and the leg was amputated in January 1950. [2]
References
- ^ a b "Ledger Ritson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 104. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ Ward, Andrew; Williams, John (1 August 2010). Football Nation: Sixty Years of the Beautiful Game. A&C Black. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-4088-0126-0.
 | This biographical article related to association football in England, about a defender born in the 1910s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- English Football League players
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Footballers from Gateshead
- English amputees
- 1921 births
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Hitchin Town F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. non-playing staff
- 1977 deaths
- Association football players with limb difference
- English disabled sportspeople
- English football defender, 1910s birth stubs
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ledger Ritson [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
| Date of death | March 1977 (aged 55) [2] | ||
| Place of death | Haringey, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| –1946 | Hitchin Town | ||
| 1946–1950 | Leyton Orient | 84 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ledger Ritson (28 April 1921 – March 1977) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Leyton Orient as a left back. [1] After retiring from football, he jointly coached and advised the Leyton Orient reserve and 'A' teams with Syd Hobbins. [2]
Personal life
Ritson served in the British Army during the Second World War. [2] His football career was ended by a broken right leg, during a training run at Leyton Stadium in December 1949, while rehabilitating without his doctor's knowledge after having suffered a compound fracture to the same leg three months earlier. [2] [3] Gangrene set in and the leg was amputated in January 1950. [2]
References
- ^ a b "Ledger Ritson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 104. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ Ward, Andrew; Williams, John (1 August 2010). Football Nation: Sixty Years of the Beautiful Game. A&C Black. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-4088-0126-0.
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| This biographical article related to association football in England, about a defender born in the 1910s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- English Football League players
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Footballers from Gateshead
- English amputees
- 1921 births
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Hitchin Town F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. non-playing staff
- 1977 deaths
- Association football players with limb difference
- English disabled sportspeople
- English football defender, 1910s birth stubs