Roy William Cotton (born 14 November 1955) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Brentford, Orient and Aldershot and later in the Australian National Soccer League.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roy William Cotton[1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 November 1955 | ||
Place of birth | Fulham, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
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 | 40 | (11) |
1981 | → Sydney Olympic (loan) | 13 | (3) |
1982–1983 | Wollongong City | 57 | (22) |
1984 | Penrith City | 25 | (7) |
1985–1986 | St George | 31 | (4) |
1988 | Wollongong City | 3 | (0) |
International career | |||
1974 | England Youth | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Playing career
editA 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.[3] He departed the club in July 1974,[1] after making just two appearances.[4] Cotton moved to Second Division club Orient and scored prolifically for the reserve team,[3] but made just four appearances during the 1975–76 season.[5] He dropped back down to the Fourth Division to join Aldershot in July 1976 and made five appearances for the club.[1] After his departure in 1978, Cotton joined Southern League Premier Division club Hillingdon Borough.[4] Cotton moved to Australia in 1979 and played for National Soccer League clubs St George (two spells), Sydney Olympic, Wollongong City (two spells) and Penrith City.[6]
International career
editAt international level, Cotton represented the England Youth team.[7][8]
Personal life
editCotton lives in Australia and has held senior corporate positions with Mercedes-Benz, Audi Australia and in real estate.[9]
Career statistics
editClub | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 1973–74[10] | Fourth Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Orient | 1975–76[6] | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Aldershot | 1976–77[6] | Fourth Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
St George | 1979[6] | National Soccer League | 23 | 7 | ― | ― | 23 | 7 | ||
1980[6] | National Soccer League | 17 | 4 | ― | ― | 17 | 4 | |||
Total | 40 | 11 | ― | ― | 40 | 11 | ||||
Sydney Olympic (loan) | 1981[6] | National Soccer League | 13 | 3 | ― | ― | 13 | 3 | ||
Wollongong City | 1982[6] | National Soccer League | 28 | 10 | ― | ― | 28 | 10 | ||
1983[6] | National Soccer League | 29 | 12 | ― | ― | 29 | 12 | |||
Total | 57 | 22 | ― | ― | 57 | 22 | ||||
Penrith City | 1984[6] | National Soccer League | 25 | 7 | ― | ― | 25 | 7 | ||
St George | 1985[6] | National Soccer League | 19 | 3 | ― | ― | 19 | 3 | ||
1986[6] | National Soccer League | 12 | 1 | ― | ― | 12 | 1 | |||
Total | 76 | 15 | ― | ― | 76 | 26 | ||||
Wollongong City | 1988[6] | National Soccer League | 3 | 0 | ― | ― | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 60 | 22 | ― | ― | 60 | 22 | ||||
Career total | 184 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 47 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Roy Cotton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1976). Rothmans Football Yearbook. 1976–77. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-362-00259-1.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1975–76". Leyton Orient F.C. Programmes. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Aussie Footballers – Costello to Crook". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Cotton put right into the attack". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 April 1981. p. 93. 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. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 392. ISBN 0951526200.
External links
edit- Aussie Footballers Costello to Crook