Gary Rolph
Personal information
Full name Gary Leslie Rolph[1]
Date of birth (1960-02-24) 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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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 and top-scored for the former club during the 1981–82 season.[3][4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

  1. ↑ "Gary Rolph". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 394–395. ISBN 0951526200.
  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.
  4. ↑ "Billericay Town v Harrow Borough". Billericay Town FC. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2022.


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