Boundy, Ronald
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Ronald Boundy played twice for Exeter City during 1933/34 having signed from Wallasey. He signed for Southport in 1934 but died at the age of twenty-three before he could play for his new club.
Ronald signed from Wallasey in October 1933 and, after impressing in the reserve team, made his first-team debut against Bristol Rovers on 2nd April 1934 followed by another appearance against Aldershot on 14 April 1934.
Ronald played his first start for the reserves in a friendly against St Austell on the 14th October 1933, and his debut for the Southern League a week later against Newport Reserves, scoring 4 times in a 8-3 win. Ronald scored 19 goals for Exeter City Reserves in the Southern League and 7 goals in the Western League in 1933/34.
Not doing enough to be retained by the Grecians, Ronald returned to the Birkenhead area and agreed to play for Southport during the 1934/35 season. Then, shortly before the start of the season, he caught a chill when bathing and died shortly afterwards in August 1934 at the age of 23.

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