Roy Cotton
Personal information
Full name Roy William Cotton[1]
Date of birth (1955-11-14) 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 40 (11)
1981Sydney 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

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.

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 July 1974,[1] after making just two appearances.[3] Cotton moved to Second Division club Orient and scored prolifically for the reserve team,[2] but made just three league appearances during the 1975–76 season.[1] 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.[3] 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.[4]

International career

At international level, Cotton represented the England Youth team.[5][6]

Personal life

Cotton lives in Australia and has held senior corporate positions with Mercedes-Benz, Audi Australia and in real estate.[7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1973–74[8] Fourth Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Orient 1975-76[4] Second Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Aldershot 1976–77[4] Fourth Division 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
St George 1979[4] National Soccer League 23 7 23 7
1980[4] 17 4 17 4
Total 40 11 40 11
Sydney Olympic (loan) 1981[4] National Soccer League 13 3 13 3
Wollongong City 1982[4] National Soccer League 28 10 28 10
1983[4] 29 12 29 12
Total 57 22 57 22
Penrith City 1984[4] National Soccer League 25 7 25 7
St George 1985[4] National Soccer League 19 3 19 3
1986[4] 12 1 12 1
Total 76 15 76 26
Wollongong City 1988[4] National Soccer League 3 0 3 0
Total 60 22 60 22
Career total 184 47 0 0 0 0 184 47

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Roy Cotton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 269. ISBN 978-1906796709.
  3. 1 2 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 41. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Aussie Footballers – Costello to Crook". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  5. "The Sydney Morning Herald – Google News Archive Search". google.com. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  6. Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 46. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
  7. "Roy Cotton – ConleyLUFF Real Estate". Conleyluff.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  8. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 392. ISBN 0951526200.
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