Wally Ardron was a footballer born in Swinton, South Yorkshire

Swinton, South Yorkshire

Swinton is a suburban town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England on part of the west bank of the River Don...

, and who played as a centre forward. He joined Rotherham United

Rotherham United F.C.

Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history...

 from Denaby United, and went on to score 98 Football League goals for Rotherham, either side of World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

.

Joining Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest F.C.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...

 in 1949 he scored 25 goals in his first season and followed this with 36 in the 1950-1951 season (including 3 hat tricks), a record for the most goals scored in a season at the club which still stands.

Ardron currently remains as the 3rd overall all-time top scorer at Nottingham Forest, with 124 goals in all competitions, behind Grenville Morris

Grenville Morris

Arthur Grenville Morris was a Welsh footballer who played for Nottingham Forest and Swindon Town, and who was also capped by Wales. Usually just known as Grenville Morris, he was born in Builth Wells, Wales...

 and Nigel Clough

Nigel Clough

Nigel Howard Clough is an English former footballer and the current manager of Derby County. Playing predominately as a striker, but later in his career was used as a midfielder, Clough was capped by England 14 times in the early 1990s....

and the second highest in League goals behind Morris, a remarkable achievement in only 6 seasons.