Gary Rolph

Gary Rolph
Personal information
Full name Gary Leslie Rolph[1]
Date of birth (1960-02-24) 24 February 1960
Place of birth Stepney, England
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1979 Brentford 12 (1)
1979–1980 Woking
Billericay Town
Leytonstone/Ilford

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Gary Leslie Rolph (born 24 February 1960) is an English retired football forward who played in the Football League for Brentford.

Career

A graduate of the Brentford youth team, Rolph made 12 appearances and scored one goal for Brentford between 1976 and 1979.[2] His one goal for the Bees came in a 3–2 FA Cup second round defeat to Colchester United on 20 December 1976, a strike that still holds the club record for youngest goalscorer in the FA Cup.[3] Rolph was released in the summer of 1979 and joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Woking.[3] He later played for Billericay Town and Leytonstone/Ilford.[3]

References

  1. "Gary Rolph". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  2. "THE BIG BRENTFORD BOOK OF THE SEVENTIES" (PDF). 11 January 2011. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
  3. 1 2 3 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Yore Publications. p. 137. ISBN 978-0955294914.


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