David Rollo (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Rollo[1] | ||
Date of birth | 26 August 1891 | ||
Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland[1] | ||
Date of death | 17 February 1963[1] | (aged 71)||
Place of death | Blackpool, England[1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Half-back; right-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Brantwood | |||
Cliftonville | |||
Distillery | |||
West End | |||
Mountpottinger | |||
Linfield | |||
1919–1927 | Blackburn Rovers | 207 | (5) |
1927–1929 | Port Vale | 2 | (0) |
Fleetwood Windsor Villa | |||
International career | |||
1912–1926 | Ireland (IFA) | 16 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
David Rollo (26 August 1891 – 17 February 1963) was an Ireland (IFA) international footballer.
Club career
Rollo played his football in Northern Ireland and Wales with Brantwood, Cliftonville, Distillery, West End, Mountpottinger and Linfield, before joining English side Blackburn Rovers for a £2,000 fee in December 1919.[2] Predominantly a half-back, he was nevertheless played at right-back at Ewood Park following the retirement of Bob Crompton.[2] He left Rovers for Second Division club Port Vale in August 1927, and made his debut in a 2–2 draw with Nottingham Forest at The Old Recreation Ground on 27 August.[1] He only played one further game in 1927–28 and did not feature in 1928–29, before he was given a free transfer in May 1929.[1] He later moved on to Fleetwood Windsor Villa.[1]
International career
Rollo earned sixteen caps for Ireland between 1912 and 1926.
Statistics
Club statistics
Source:[3]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Blackburn Rovers | 1919–20 | First Division | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
1920–21 | First Division | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
1921–22 | First Division | 25 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 1 | |
1922–23 | First Division | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
1923–24 | First Division | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
1924–25 | First Division | 28 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
1925–26 | First Division | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
1926–27 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 207 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 225 | 6 | ||
Port Vale | 1927–28 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
International statistics
Ireland (IFA) national team[4] | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1912 | 1 | 0 |
1913 | 1 | 0 |
1914 | 2 | 0 |
1920 | 3 | 0 |
1921 | 3 | 0 |
1922 | 1 | 0 |
1924 | 2 | 0 |
1925 | 2 | 0 |
1926 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 16 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 253. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. ASIN 0952915200.
- ^ a b c Jackman, Mike (1994). Blackburn Rovers : the official encyclopaedia. Derby: Breedon. p. 1. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ David Rollo at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "David Rollo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- 1891 births
- 1963 deaths
- Sportspeople from Belfast
- Irish association footballers (before 1923)
- Pre-1950 IFA international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Association football fullbacks
- Brantwood F.C. players
- Cliftonville F.C. players
- Lisburn Distillery F.C. players
- West End F.C. players
- Linfield F.C. players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Port Vale F.C. players
- NIFL Premiership players
- English Football League players