Robbie Carroll

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Robbie Carroll
Personal information
Full name Robert Carroll [1]
Date of birth (1968-02-15) 15 February 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Greenford, England
Position(s) Right winger, forward
Youth career
0000–1986 Southampton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986 Gosport Borough
1986–1988 Brentford 34 (8)
1988–1989 Fareham Town 50
1989–1992 Yeovil Town 105 (26)
1992–1993 Woking 16 (2)
1993–1994 Crawley Town 11 (3)
1994–1996 Salisbury City 57 (13)
1996–1997 Basingstoke Town 36 (10)
Worthing
Bashley
Managerial career
2020– Romsey Town Development Squad
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Carroll (born 15 February 1968) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a right winger in the Football League for Brentford. He later embarked on a long career in non-League football, making 140 appearances for Yeovil Town.

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Playing career

Early years

A winger, Carroll began his career in the youth system at Southampton, but failed to make a first team appearance. [2] He dropped into non-League football to sign for Southern League Premier Division club Gosport Borough in 1986. [3]

Brentford

Carroll made a move into League football to return home to London and join Third Division club Brentford on non-contract terms in September 1986. [2] He made 26 appearances and scored five goals during the 1986–87 season and signed a permanent contract. [4] Carroll was out of favour during the 1987–88 season, though he managed to score five goals in 16 appearances up front. [3] He rejected a monthly contract and departed at the end of the campaign, [2] having made 42 appearances and scored 10 goals during less than two years at Griffin Park. [3]

Return to non-League football

After his release from Brentford, Carroll dropped back into non-League football, joining Southern League Premier Division club Fareham Town, [3] for whom he made 50 appearances and scored 12 goals. [5] He made the move up to the Conference to join Yeovil Town in 1989 and scored 43 goals in 140 appearances during a three-year spell at Huish Park. [6] He moved to Conference rivals Woking in 1992 and failed to make an impression before further spells in the Isthmian and Southern Leagues with Crawley Town, [7] Salisbury City, Basingstoke Town, Worthing and Bashley. [8]

Coaching career

As of 2015, Carroll was first team coach at Wessex League Premier Division club Christchurch. [9] As of 2018, he was working as Football Development Officer at Fareham Town. [10] In April 2020, Carroll was appointed as manager of the Romsey Town Development Squad. [11]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 1986–87 [4] Third Division 22410002 [lower-alpha 1] 1265
1987–88 [4] 12410211 [lower-alpha 1] 0165
Total3482021314210
Yeovil Town 1989–90 [12] Conference 37111111 [lower-alpha 2] 44916
1990–91 [13] 369205 [lower-alpha 3] 44313
1991–92 [14] 3363012 [lower-alpha 4] 84814
Total1062661281614043
Crawley Town 1993–94 [7] Southern League Premier Division1131 [lower-alpha 5] 1124
Basingstoke Town 1997–98 [15] Isthmian League Premier Division402161
Career total1553710221321820058
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. 6 appearances in Conference League Cup, 4 appearances in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Somerset Premier Cup
  3. 3 appearances in Somerset Premier Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Conference League Cup
  4. 5 appearances in Conference League Cup, 4 appearances in Somerset Premier Cup, 3 appearances in FA Trophy
  5. Appearance in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup

Honours

Basingstoke Town

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  13. "Season 1990–91 Appearances" . Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  14. "Season 1991–92 Appearances" . Retrieved 9 January 2017.
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