Football: How the Tank Careered His Way Through Football ; Atkinson Background

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Ron Atkinson has been involved in professional football as a player, manager and media pundit for more than 40 years. Atkinson is widely recognised as 'Big Ron' but it was as 'The Tank' that he earned a reputation, playing more than 400 games for Oxford as they rose from the Southern League to Division Two. Atkinson had joined Oxford after failing to make the grade at first club Aston Villa, whom he joined in the late-1950s. But it was as a manager that Atkinson was really to make an impression.

His first appointment was at Southern League side Kettering before success led to him being offered the post at Cambridge in 1974. He led them to the Fourth Division title in 1977 and moved on to West Bromwich Albion a year later. He impressed enough there to be offered the Manchester United top job in 1981.

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Football: How the Tank Careered His Way Through Football ; Atkinson Background

At Old Trafford, he won the FA Cup in 1983 and 1985 and did not finish lowe...

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