Ronnie Rees (born 4 April 1944) is a former Welsh international footballer. He played predominantly as a winger and was able to play down either flank.

Rees was a graduate of the Coventry City youth team, and was given his debut for the senior team by Jimmy Hill in May 1962.^[2] Rees spent six years at Highfield Road, helping Coventry gain promotion from Division Three to Division One.^[3]

Rees left Coventry to join West Bromwich Albion for a fee of £65,000 in March 1968.^[3] He spent less than a year at the club, joining Nottingham Forest in February 1969 for £60,000.^[3]

Swansea City manager Roy Bentley paid Forest a club-record £26,000 for Rees in January 1972. Rees spent three-and-a-half seasons with Swansea before joining Haverfordwest of the League of Wales in August 1975.^[3]

Following his retirement from professional football, Rees worked at the Ford motorworks in Swansea and Bridgend. He was forced to retire in 1995, at the age of 51, after suffering a major stroke that took his ability to walk and talk.^[4]

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