Ronald Cope: Man United half-back Profile & Stats
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Ronald Cope

Position: half-back

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PWDLFA

HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 53 31 11 11 126 72 +54 58.49
A 50 17 8 25 105 109 -4 34.00
N 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 33.33
TOTALS 106 49 20 37 238 188 +50 46.23

Name: Ronald Cope
Birthdate: 05-10-1934
Age: 91
Birthplace: Crewe, England
Height: 5' 11" (1.80m)
Weight: 11st 12lbs (75.29kg)
Years at Club: 1951-1961
Signing Info: Signed Trainee: 06/1950. Signed Professional: 10/1951
Previous Clubs:
Debut: 29/09/1956 v Arsenal (A) 1-2 (League Division One)
Farewell: Transferred to Luton Town, 08/1961, £10,000
Passed Away: 27/08/2016

Biography

 
Season Goals Season Apps
League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps Season
Goals
Season
Apps
1. 1956-1957 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2. 1957-1958 0 13 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
3. 1958-1959 2 32 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 33
4. 1959-1960 0 40 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43
5. 1960-1961 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
TOTALS 2 93 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 106

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
1. Everton 2 1
No MUFC Managers Count
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Competition Count
1. League Division One 93
2. FA Cup 10
3. European Cup 2
4. League Cup 1
No Opponent Count
1. West Ham United 6
2. Arsenal 5
3. Burnley 5
4. Sheffield Wednesday 5
5. Nottingham Forest 5
6. West Bromwich Albion 5
7. Preston North End 5
8. Tottenham Hotspur 5
9. Wolverhampton Wanderers 5
10. Blackburn Rovers 5
11. Fulham 4
12. Aston Villa 4
13. Birmingham City 4
14. Newcastle United 4
15. Chelsea 4
16. Bolton Wanderers 4
17. Blackpool 4
18. Manchester City 4
19. Everton 4
20. Leicester City 4
21. Luton Town 3
22. Leeds United 3
23. Portsmouth 2
24. AC Milan 2
25. Sunderland 1
26. Norwich City 1
27. Derby County 1
28. Liverpool 1
29. Exeter City 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 104
2. Italy 2
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
1. 07-03-1959 Everton League Division One 1
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
1. 03-05-1958 Bolton Wanderers L 0-2 FA Cup
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played

No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 29-09-1956 Div 1 Arsenal W 2-1 A 0 Billy Whelan 10', Johnny Berry 35' (pen) Dennis Evans 65' (pen)
2. 22-04-1957 Div 1 Burnley W 2-0 H 0 Alex Dawson 65', Colin Webster 88'
3. 19-02-1958 FAC Sheffield Wednesday W 3-0 H 0 Shay Brennan 27', 70', Alex Dawson 85'
4. 22-02-1958 Div 1 Nottingham Forest D 1-1 H 0 Alex Dawson 75' Stuart Imlach 31'
5. 01-03-1958 FAC West Bromwich Albion D 2-2 A 0 Ernie Taylor 6', Alex Dawson 44' Ronnie Allen 12', Roy Hrobin 86'
6. 05-03-1958 FAC West Bromwich Albion W 1-0 H 0 Colin Webster 89'
7. 08-03-1958 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion L 0-4 H 0 Ronnie Allen 8', 81', Ian Greaves 35' (o.g), Derek Kevan 65'
8. 15-03-1958 Div 1 Burnley L 0-3 A 0 Jimmy McIlroy 48', Alan Shackleton 70', Albert Cheesebrough 71'
9. 22-03-1958 FAC Fulham D 2-2 N 0 Bobby Charlton 11', 43' Arthur Stevens 13', Jimmy Hill 38'
10. 26-03-1958 FAC Fulham W 5-3 N 0 Alex Dawson 14', 33', 65', Shay Brennan 44', Bobby Charlton 90' Arthur Stevens 27', Trevor Chamberlain 38', Roy Dwight 72'
11. 29-03-1958 Div 1 Sheffield Wednesday L 0-1 A 0 Roy Shiner 40'
12. 31-03-1958 Div 1 Aston Villa L 2-3 A 0 Colin Webster 13', Alex Dawson 75' William Myerscough 35', Gerald Hitchens 65', John Sewell 90'
13. 04-04-1958 Div 1 Sunderland D 2-2 H 0 Bobby Charlton 7', Alex Dawson 88' Don Revie 43', Alan O'Neill 60'
14. 05-04-1958 Div 1 Preston North End D 0-0 H 0
15. 12-04-1958 Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur L 0-1 A 0 Tommy Harmer 42' (pen)
16. 16-04-1958 Div 1 Portsmouth D 3-3 A 0 Colin Webster 19', Ernie Taylor 20', Alex Dawson 84' Alex Govan 61', Derek Dougan 70', Peter Harris 90'
17. 19-04-1958 Div 1 Birmingham City L 0-2 H 0 Harry Hooper 2', Ken Green 26'
18. 21-04-1958 Div 1 Wolves L 0-4 H 0 Ron Flowers 34', Eddie Clamp 60', Norman Deeley 63', Peter Broadbent 67' (pen)
19. 23-04-1958 Div 1 Newcastle United D 1-1 H 0 Alex Dawson 11' Len White 86'
20. 26-04-1958 Div 1 Chelsea L 1-2 A 0 Ernie Taylor 15' David Cliss 13', Les Allen 24'
21. 03-05-1958 FAC Bolton Wanderers L 0-2 N 0 Nat Lofthouse 3', 55'
22. 08-05-1958 EC/UCL AC Milan W 2-1 H 0 Dennis Viollet 39', Ernie Taylor 80' (pen) Juan Schiaffino 24'
23. 14-05-1958 EC/UCL AC Milan L 0-4 A 0 Juan Schiaffino 3', 77', Nils Liedholm 52' (pen), Giancarlo Danova 67'
24. 23-08-1958 Div 1 Chelsea W 5-2 H 0 Bobby Charlton 6', 27', 52', Alex Dawson 70', 85' Jimmy Greaves 41', 77'
25. 27-08-1958 Div 1 Nottingham Forest W 3-0 A 0 Bobby Charlton 18', 23', Albert Scanlon 20'
26. 30-08-1958 Div 1 Blackpool L 1-2 A 0 Dennis Viollet 9' William Perry 35', Hugh Kelly 43' (pen)
27. 03-09-1958 Div 1 Nottingham Forest D 1-1 H 0 Bobby Charlton 10' Tom Wilson 60'
28. 06-09-1958 Div 1 Blackburn Rovers W 6-1 H 0 Bobby Charlton 15', 20', Dennis Viollet 23', 55', Albert Scanlon 41', Colin Webster 80' Bryan Douglas 50'
29. 08-09-1958 Div 1 West Ham United L 2-3 A 0 Colin Webster 66', Wilf McGuinness 84' John Dick 7', John Smith 38', Malcolm Musgrove 57'
30. 13-09-1958 Div 1 Newcastle United D 1-1 A 0 Bobby Charlton 31' Reg Davies 28'
31. 17-09-1958 Div 1 West Ham United W 4-1 H 0 Colin Webster 7', Albert Scanlon 25', 37', 75' John Bond 35'
32. 20-09-1958 Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur D 2-2 H 0 Colin Webster 68', 77' Bobby Smith 37', 61'
33. 27-09-1958 Div 1 Manchester City D 1-1 A 0 Bobby Charlton 3' (pen) Joe Hayes 37'
34. 08-10-1958 Div 1 Preston North End L 0-2 H 0 Toomy Thompson 38', Dennis Hatsell 59'
35. 11-10-1958 Div 1 Arsenal D 1-1 H 0 Dennis Viollet 15' Gerry Ward 23'
36. 18-10-1958 Div 1 Everton L 2-3 A 2 Ronald Cope 72', 82' Eddie Thomas 19', 37', Jimmy Harris 55'
37. 15-11-1958 Div 1 Bolton Wanderers L 3-6 A 0 Alex Dawson 35', 65', Bobby Charlton 50' Bryan Edwards 6', Dennis Stevens 15', 43', Ray Parry 70' (pen), Ralph Gubbins 57', 80'
38. 22-11-1958 Div 1 Luton Town W 2-1 H 0 Dennis Viollet 1', Bobby Charlton 11' George Cummins 19'
39. 29-11-1958 Div 1 Birmingham City W 4-0 A 0 Bobby Charlton 11', 75', Warren Bradley 29', Albert Scanlon 42'
40. 06-12-1958 Div 1 Leicester City W 4-1 H 0 Albert Scanlon 6', Dennis Viollet 44', Warren Bradley 47', Bobby Charlton 51' Bernard Kelly 86'
41. 13-12-1958 Div 1 Preston North End W 4-3 A 0 Warren Bradley 22', Dennis Viollet 54', Albert Scanlon 80', Bobby Charlton 81' Dennis Hatsell 28', 36', Tommy Thompson 88'
42. 20-12-1958 Div 1 Chelsea W 3-2 A 0 Freddy Goodwin 22', Bobby Charlton 34', Mel Scott 48' (o.g.) Peter Brabrook 7', Peter Sillett 51' (pen)
43. 26-12-1958 Div 1 Aston Villa W 2-1 H 0 Albert Quixall 20', Dennis Viollet 73' William Myerscough 40'
44. 27-12-1958 Div 1 Aston Villa W 2-0 A 0 Dennis Viollet 72', Mark Pearson 84'
45. 03-01-1959 Div 1 Blackpool W 3-1 H 0 Dennis Viollet 7', Bobby Charlton 22', 85' Ewan Fenton 50' (pen)
46. 10-01-1959 FAC Norwich City L 0-3 A 0 Terry Bly 32', 87', Errol Crossan 61'
47. 07-02-1959 Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur W 3-1 A 0 Bobby Charlton 15' ( pen), 25', Albert Scanlon 47' Maurice Norman 50'
48. 14-02-1959 Div 1 Manchester City W 4-1 H 0 Freddy Goodwin 48', Warren Bradley 52', 69', Albert Scanlon 61' Bobby Johnstone 10'
49. 21-02-1959 Div 1 Wolves W 2-1 H 0 Dennis Viollet 40', Bobby Charlton 89' Robert Mason 65'
50. 28-02-1959 Div 1 Arsenal L 2-3 A 0 Dennis Viollet 34', Warren Bradley 89' *David Herd 12', John Barnwell 22', 28'
51. 02-03-1959 Div 1 Blackburn Rovers W 3-1 A 0 Warren Bradley 15', 30', Albert Scanlon 39' Peter Dobing 3'
52. 07-03-1959 Div 1 Everton W 2-1 H 0 Freddy Goodwin 23', Albert Scanlon 62' Ronald Cope 68' (o.g.)
53. 14-03-1959 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion W 3-1 A 0 Dennis Viollet 4', Albert Scanlon 14', Warren Bradley 26' Derek Kevan 50'
54. 21-03-1959 Div 1 Leeds United W 4-0 H 0 Dennis Viollet 14', 60', 85', Bobby Charlton 53' (pen)
55. 27-03-1959 Div 1 Portsmouth W 6-1 H 0 Warren Bradley 7', Bobby Charlton 21', 49' (pen), Basil Hayward 40' (o.g.), Dennis Viollet 65', 82' Ron Newman 60'
56. 28-03-1959 Div 1 Burnley L 2-4 A 0 Freddy Goodwin 40', Dennis Viollet 90' Brian Pilkington 15', Bobby Seith 22', Ray Pointer 80', 86'
57. 29-08-1959 Div 1 Newcastle United W 3-2 H 0 Dennis Viollet 2', 13', Bobby Charlton 27' Ivor Allchurch 25', Len White 66'
58. 02-09-1959 Div 1 Chelsea W 6-3 A 0 Albert Quixall 28', Bobby Charlton 31', Warren Bradley 34', 70', Dennis Viollet 47', 80' Jimmy Greaves 25', Peter Sillett 39', 85' (pen)
59. 05-09-1959 Div 1 Birmingham City D 1-1 A 0 Albert Quixall 42' John Watts 85'
60. 09-09-1959 Div 1 Leeds United W 6-0 H 0 Bobby Charlton 7', 70', Warren Bradley 26', 35', Dennis Viollet 85', Albert Scanlon 89'
61. 12-09-1959 Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur L 1-5 H 0 Dennis Viollet 43' Dave Dunmore 18', Bobby Smith 23', 87', Tommy Harmer 28', Dave Mackay 89'
62. 16-09-1959 Div 1 Leeds United D 2-2 A 0 Bobby Charlton 29', Wilber Cush 67' (o.g.) Chris Crowe 2', Wilbur Cush 37'
63. 19-09-1959 Div 1 Manchester City L 0-3 A 0 Joe Hayes 9', 12', George Hannah 75'
64. 26-09-1959 Div 1 Preston North End L 0-4 A 0 Sammy Taylor 15', Tom Finney 64' (pen), 89', Dave Sneddon 77'
65. 03-10-1959 Div 1 Leicester City W 4-1 H 0 Bobby Charlton 5', Dennis Viollet 17', 68', Albert Quixall 22' Derek Hines 65'
66. 10-10-1959 Div 1 Arsenal W 4-2 H 0 Bill Dodgin Jr (o.g.) 7', Albert Quixall 60', Bobby Charlton 83', Dennis Viollet 89' Jackie Henderson 14', *David Herd 43'
67. 17-10-1959 Div 1 Wolves L 2-3 A 0 Eddie Stuart (o.g.) 66', Dennis Viollet 78' Jimmy Murray 59', 71', Peter Broadbent 62'
68. 24-10-1959 Div 1 Sheffield Wednesday W 3-1 H 0 Dennis Viollet 42', 51', Warren Bradley 50' Tom McAnearney 5'
69. 31-10-1959 Div 1 Blackburn Rovers D 1-1 A 0 Albert Quixall 16' Ally MacLeod 85'
70. 07-11-1959 Div 1 Fulham D 3-3 H 0 Dennis Viollet 9', Albert Scanlon 52', Bobby Charlton 83' Graham Leggat 22', 28', 77'
71. 14-11-1959 Div 1 Bolton Wanderers D 1-1 A 0 Alex Dawson 73' Dennis Stevens 89'
72. 21-11-1959 Div 1 Luton Town W 4-1 H 0 Albert Quixall 22', Dennis Viollet 68', 87', Freddy Goodwin 74' John Kilgannon 50'
73. 28-11-1959 Div 1 Everton L 1-2 A 0 Dennis Viollet 2' Edward Thomas 24', Bobby Collins (pen) 39'
74. 05-12-1959 Div 1 Blackpool W 3-1 H 0 Mark Pearson 37', Dennis Viollet 49', 73' Arthur Kaye 47'
75. 12-12-1959 Div 1 Nottingham Forest W 5-1 A 0 Alex Dawson 26', Dennis Viollet 43', 75', 81', Albert Scanlon 72' Tom Wilson 12'
76. 19-12-1959 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion L 2-3 H 0 Alex Dawson 8', Albert Quixall 66' (pen) Derek Hogg 39', Ronnie Allen 57', David Burnside 74'
77. 26-12-1959 Div 1 Burnley L 1-2 H 0 Albert Quixall 79' Jimmy Robson 27', Ian Lawson 43'
78. 28-12-1959 Div 1 Burnley W 4-1 A 0 Dennis Viollet 16', 63', Albert Scanlon 89', 90' Jimmy Robson 22'
79. 02-01-1960 Div 1 Newcastle United L 3-7 A 0 Alex Dawson 27', Albert Quixall 61', 80' (pen) Gordon Hughes 7', Len White 16', 44', 54', George Eastham 66' (pen), Jackie Bell 76', Ivor Allchurch 86'
80. 09-01-1960 FAC Derby County W 4-2 A 0 Geoff Barrowcliffe 3' (o.g.), Freddy Goodwin 33', Albert Scanlon 24', Bobby Charlton 47' Peter Thompson 52', Geoff Barrowcliffe 83' (pen)
81. 16-01-1960 Div 1 Birmingham City W 2-1 H 0 Albert Quixall 40' (pen), Dennis Viollet 51' Bunny Larkin 57'
82. 23-01-1960 Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur L 1-2 A 0 Warren Bradley 48' Bobby Smith 8', 32'
83. 30-01-1960 FAC Liverpool W 3-1 A 0 Bobby Charlton 13', 44', Warren Bradley 79' Johnny Wheeler 36'
84. 06-02-1960 Div 1 Manchester City D 0-0 H 0
85. 13-02-1960 Div 1 Preston North End D 1-1 H 0 Dennis Viollet 5' Tom Finney 70'
86. 20-02-1960 FAC Sheffield Wednesday L 0-1 H 0 Tom McAnearney 63' (pen)
87. 24-02-1960 Div 1 Leicester City L 1-3 A 0 Albert Scanlon 39' Frank McLintock 26', Albert Cheesebrough 75', Gordon Wills 82'
88. 27-02-1960 Div 1 Blackpool W 6-0 A 0 Bobby Charlton 10', 54', 88', Dennis Viollet 50', 52', Albert Scanlon 74'
89. 05-03-1960 Div 1 Wolves L 0-2 H 0 Norman Deeley 37', Barry Stobart 85'
90. 19-03-1960 Div 1 Nottingham Forest W 3-1 H 0 Alex Dawson 26', Bobby Charlton 47', 51' Shay Brennan 49' (o.g.)
91. 26-03-1960 Div 1 Fulham W 5-0 A 0 Dennis Viollet 19', 23', Johnny Giles 77', Mark Pearson 82', Alex Dawson 88'
92. 30-03-1960 Div 1 Sheffield Wednesday L 2-4 A 0 Dennis Viollet 52', Bobby Charlton 89' William Griffin 35', 88', John Fantham 65', Derek Wilkinson 78'
93. 02-04-1960 Div 1 Bolton Wanderers W 2-0 H 0 Bobby Charlton 42', 88'
94. 09-04-1960 Div 1 Luton Town W 3-2 A 0 Warren Bradley 20', Alex Dawson 30', 32' George Cummins 27', 54'
95. 15-04-1960 Div 1 West Ham United L 1-2 A 0 Alex Dawson 25' Malcolm Musgrove 6', Mike Grice 8'
96. 16-04-1960 Div 1 Blackburn Rovers W 1-0 H 0 Alex Dawson 89'
97. 18-04-1960 Div 1 West Ham United W 5-3 H 0 Alex Dawson 25', 62', Bobby Charlton 34', 49', Albert Quixall 84' Dave Dunmore 5', *Noel Cantwell 30' (pen), Tony Scott 37'
98. 23-04-1960 Div 1 Arsenal L 2-5 A 0 Mark Pearson 12', Johnny Giles 44' Danny Clapton 7', Jimmy Bloomfield 16', 67', 79', Gerry Ward 88'
99. 30-04-1960 Div 1 Everton W 5-0 H 0 Alex Dawson 67', 75', 89', Warren Bradley 73', Albert Quixall 86'
100. 20-08-1960 Div 1 Blackburn Rovers L 1-3 H 0 Bobby Charlton 70' Derek Dougan 11', 74', 89'
101. 05-09-1960 Div 1 West Ham United L 1-2 A 0 Albert Quixall 44' Ron Brett 18', Malcolm Musgrove 54'
102. 10-09-1960 Div 1 Leicester City D 1-1 H 0 Johnny Giles 19' Jimmy Walsh 44'
103. 14-09-1960 Div 1 West Ham United W 6-1 H 0 Dennis Viollet 19', 39', Bobby Charlton 46', 60', Albert Scanlon 75', Albert Quixall 87' (pen) Ron Brett 44'
104. 17-09-1960 Div 1 Aston Villa L 1-3 A 0 Dennis Viollet 56' Harry Burrows 33', Bobby Thomson 53', James MacEwan 69'
105. 24-09-1960 Div 1 Wolves L 1-3 H 0 Bobby Charlton 8' Des Horne 28', Ted Farmer 34', 37'
106. 26-10-1960 LC Exeter City W 4-1 H 0 Albert Quixall 7', 85' (pen), Johnny Giles 25', Mark Pearson 31' Jimmy Thompson 14' (pen)
 

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