Ronnie Wallwork

Ronnie Wallwork

Wallwork in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Ronald Wallwork[1]
Date of birth	(1977-09-10) 10 September 1977 (age 46)[1]
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder[1]
Youth career
1993–1995	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–2002	Manchester United	19	(0)
1997–1998	→ Carlisle United (loan)	10	(1)
1998	→ Stockport County (loan)	7	(0)
1999	→ Royal Antwerp (loan)	17	(2)
2002–2008	West Bromwich Albion	93	(2)
2004	→ Bradford City (loan)	5	(2)
2004	→ Bradford City (loan)	2	(2)
2006	→ Barnsley (loan)	2	(0)
2007	→ Huddersfield Town (loan)	16	(3)
2008	Sheffield Wednesday	7	(0)
2014–2018	Ashton United
Total		178	(12)
International career
1997	England U20	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronald Wallwork (born 10 September 1977) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

An England under-20 international, he began his career at Manchester United, where he made his professional debut in 1997. He never fully established himself in the United first-team however, and was loaned out to Carlisle United and Stockport County. During a further loan spell at Royal Antwerp, he was banned from football for life for attacking a Belgian referee, although the ban was later substantially reduced.

In 2002, Wallwork moved to West Bromwich Albion, where he was the Player of the Year for 2004–05. He was not always a regular in the side however, and spent time on loan at Bradford City, Barnsley and Huddersfield Town. His spell at Barnsley was cut short when he was stabbed several times in a nightclub, suffering wounds to his hand, stomach and back, which caused him to miss more than two months of the 2006–07 season. Wallwork was transferred to Sheffield Wednesday in January 2008, but was released just four months later.

In December 2011, he was sentenced to 15 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to three counts of handling stolen cars. He returned to football in 2014 signing for Ashton United. In March 2021, he received an 18-month suspended sentence and was ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work after pleading guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm.