Colin Symm

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Colin Symm
Personal information
Full name Colin Symm [1]
Date of birth (1946-11-26) 26 November 1946 (age 76) [1]
Place of birth Dunston-on-Tyne, [1] County Durham, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Redheugh Boys Club [2]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Gateshead
1966–1968 Sheffield Wednesday 19 (1)
1969–1972 Sunderland 14 (0)
1972–1975 Lincoln City 69 (7)
1975–1978 Boston United 92 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Colin Symm (born 26 November 1946) is an English former footballer who scored 8 goals from 102 appearances in the Football League playing as a midfielder for Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland and Lincoln City. He also played non-league football for Gateshead, [3] and Boston United, [4]

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References

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  2. Gibson, John (14 April 2007). "Reds earned big night in spotlight" (reprint). Evening Chronicle. Newcastle-on-Tyne. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  3. "Colin Symm". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  4. "Boston United Roll Call". Boston United FC – the original website. Ken Fox. Retrieved 27 March 2013.