Roy Cotton
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roy William Cotton[1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 November 1955 | ||
Place of birth | Fulham, England | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Tottenham Hotspur | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1973–1974 | Brentford | 2 | (0) |
1974–1976 | Orient | 3 | (0) |
1976–1978 | Aldershot | 5 | (0) |
1978–1979 | Hillingdon Borough | ||
1979–1981 | St George | ||
1981 | → Sydney Olympic (loan) | ||
1982–1983 | Wollongong City | ||
1984–1985 | Penrith City | ||
1985–1986 | St George | ||
1988 | Wollongong City | ||
International career | |||
1974 | England Youth | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Roy William Cotton (born 14 November 1955) is an English retired amateur football Winger who played in the Football League for Brentford, Orient and Aldershot and later in the National Soccer League.
Playing career
A graduate of the Brentford youth team, Cotton began his career as an amateur and after signing his first professional contract, he made his professional debut in December 1973.[2] He departed the club in the summer of 1974, after making just two appearances.[3] Cotton moved on to Division Two side Orient and scored prolifically for the reserve team,[2] but made just three league appearances during the 1975–76 season.[1] He was kept out of the side by Laurie Cunningham. Cotton dropped back down to Division Four to join Aldershot in the summer of 1976, making five appearances for the club.[1] After his departure in 1978, Cotton joined Southern League Premier Division side Hillingdon Borough.[3] Cotton moved to Australia in 1979 and played for National Soccer League clubs St George,[4] Sydney Olympic,[5][6] Wollongong City (two spells) and Penrith City.
International career
At international level, Cotton represented the England Youth side.[5][7]
Personal life
Cotton lives in Australia and has held senior corporate positions with Mercedes-Benz, Audi Australia and in real estate.[8]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 1973–74[9] | Fourth Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b c "Roy Cotton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ a b Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 269. ISBN 978-1906796709.
- ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 41. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ "1979 National Soccer League results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ a b "The Sydney Morning Herald – Google News Archive Search". google.com. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "1981 National Soccer League results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 46. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
- ^ "Roy Cotton – ConleyLUFF Real Estate". Conleyluff.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
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- 1955 births
- Living people
- People from Fulham
- English footballers
- England youth international footballers
- Association football wingers
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Aldershot F.C. players
- Hillingdon Borough F.C. players
- St George FC players
- Sydney Olympic FC players
- Wollongong Wolves FC players
- Penrith City SC players
- English Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
- English expatriate footballers
- English expatriates in Australia