Gary Rolph
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Leslie Rolph[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Stepney, England | ||
| Position(s) | 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 only 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 at the end of the 1978–79 season and joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Woking.[3] He later played for Billericay Town and Leytonstone/Ilford.[3]
Career statistics[]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1976–77[2] | Fourth Division | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 1977–78[2] | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 1978–79[2] | Third Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Career total | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | ||
References[]
- ^ "Gary Rolph". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 394–395. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ a b c 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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- 1960 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Stepney
- English footballers
- Brentford F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Isthmian League players
- Woking F.C. players
- Billericay Town F.C. players
- Redbridge Forest F.C. players
- Association football forwards
- English football forward, 1960s birth stubs