Mike Brolly

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Mike Brolly
Personal information
Full name Michael Joseph Brolly [1]
Date of birth (1954-10-06) 6 October 1954 (age 69)
Place of birth Kilmarnock, Scotland
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Kilmarnock
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1971–1974 Chelsea 8 (1)
1974–1976 Bristol City 30 (2)
1976–1982 Grimsby Town 254 (27)
1982–1983 Derby County 42 (4)
1983–1986 Scunthorpe United 95 (15)
Scarborough
Boston United
Total455(59)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Joseph Brolly (born 6 October 1954) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played for Chelsea, Bristol City, Grimsby Town, Derby County and Scunthorpe United in The Football League in the 1970s and 1980s. He taught science at De Aston School leaving on the 22nd of July 2022. [2]

After being on Kilmarnock's books as a junior he moved to Chelsea in October 1971, [3] although he had limited opportunities there and only played 8 Football League games. He moved to Bristol City in 1974 but never fully established himself, and after City's promotion to the First Division he was transferred to Grimsby Town. [3]

Brolly was a solid member of the team in his six seasons with the Mariners, and played over 250 League games for the club, [2] including winning two promotions. He then had a season with Derby County before finishing his Football League career with Scunthorpe United, although he did then have non-league spells with Scarborough and Boston United.He later became a science teacher in St Marys Secondary School in Grimsby Town [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mike Brolly". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. 1 2 Mike Brolly at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  3. 1 2 3 Profile Archived 22 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine , football-england.com; retrieved 8 June 2017.


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