Ronald Deryk George Springett was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
12 Facts About Ron Springett
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Ron Springett began his career with QPR in 1953 where he made 147 appearances over two spells.
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Ron Springett had a nine-year spell with Sheffield Wednesday between 1958 and 1967 and amassed 384 appearances for them before returning to QPR to finish his career.
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Ron Springett earned 33 caps for England between 1959 and 1966 and was part of the squad that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
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Ron Springett made 33 capped appearances and 1 uncapped representative appearance* for England, all while at Sheffield Wednesday and until then the most international appearances by any Sheffield Wednesday player.
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Ron Springett held this club record for 26 years until it was broken by Nigel Worthington.
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Ron Springett saved a penalty in a match against Peru in May 1962.
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Ron Springett had been the first choice goalkeeper during the 1962 World Cup in Chile.
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At international level, Ron Springett made 9 appearances for the Football League.
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Ron Springett was allocated the No 12 shirt as a member of the England squad that won the 1966 World Cup by beating West Germany by 4 goals to 2.
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Ron Springett has been described by The Independent as a clever, consistent, "brave and agile goalkeeper", with an excellent positional sense.
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Ron Springett had a daughter Terri Springett who played professional football.