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Gareth Salisbury
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-03-11) 11 March 1941 (age 83)[1]
Place of birth Caernarfon, Wales[1]
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
Wrexham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1962 Wrexham 11 (0)
1962–1963 Norwich City 0 (0)
1963–1964 Luton Town 12 (2)
1964–1965 Colchester United 15 (2)
1965–1966 Chesterfield 34 (9)
Kidderminster Harriers
Bangor City
1969–1971 Juventus 46 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gareth Salisbury (born 11 March 1941) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a forward in The Football League.

Club career

Football League career

His career in the Football league saw him play for Wrexham, Norwich City, Luton Town, Colchester United and Chesterfield.[1]

Non-league career

He also went on to represent Kidderminster Harriers, where he scored five goals in ten appearances between 1967 and 1968[2] and Bangor City in the English non-leagues.

Australia

He later moved to Melbourne in Australia to play in the Victoria State League for Juventus and was voted Player of the Year in 1970 when the team won the grand slam, consisting of the Victorian State League and Australia Cup, the first national football competition.[3]

In the 1969 season he made 8 league appearances.[4] In the 1970 season he made 21 league appearances, scoring three goals.[5] The following season he made 17 league appearances, scoring two goals.[6]

International career

He was also capped by Wales at youth international level.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gareth Salisbury". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Gareth Salisbury". Colchester United Archive Database. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  3. ^ Profile - Gareth Salisbury[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "1969 Victorian State League Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  5. ^ "1970 Victorian State League Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  6. ^ "1971 Victorian State League Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Gareth Salisbury". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
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