Members News: Ron Wylie RIP (06/08/1933 -14/04/2020)

Ron Wylie in the Sky Blues tramline kit

We are very sad to record that our member, former Sky Blue Assistant Manager Ron Wylie passed away yesterday aged 86 ‘after a long illness’.

Glasgow born Ron, who was well known in Midlands footballing circles, had a long and substantial playing career with each of three clubs, starting out at Notts County in 1950 before featuring for both Aston Villa. (1958-64) and Birmingham City (1965-70). He hung up his boots aged 37 in 1970 having made well over 500 League appearances for his three Midland clubs in total.

Gordon & Ron

On retirement Ron inittially joined the Aston Villa coaching staff before moving to Highfield Road in 1975, first as coach and later as assistant manager. He was Assistant Manager with the Sky Blues from 1978-81 mostly under fellow CCFPA member Gordon Milne.

He took up an advisory post in Cyprus and briefly managed Bulova in Hong Kong before returning to England, succeeding Ronnie Allen as West Brom‘s manager at The Hawthorns from 1982-84. He then returned to the Villa to take charge of their reserves (and later as both scout and community liaison officer) until retirement in 2002.

CCFC 1976-77 Season. Gordon Milne (Team Manager) & Ron Wylie (assistant Manager),

Ron joined this Association in 2011. CCFPA sends our deppest condolences to Ron’s family and friends and will release details of whatever funeral arrangements will be possible in these difficult times as and when we receive them.

Look out for a full appreciation of Ron’s life and career penned by CCFPA chairman and CCFC’s official club hisorian Jim Brown on this site in due course.