Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 September 1943 | ||
Place of birth | Wareham, Dorset, England | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1960–1966 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 230 | (0) |
1966–1968 | Oldham Athletic | 98 | (0) |
1968–1974 | Ipswich Town | 168 | (0) |
1974–1975 | Portsmouth | 53 | (0) |
1975–1980 | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | (0) |
Total | 551 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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