Robert Sissons

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Robert Sissons
Personal information
Full name Robert Michael James Sissons [1]
Date of birth (1988-09-29) 29 September 1988 (age 35) [1]
Place of birth Stockport, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Droylsden
Youth career
0000–2006 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2009 Bolton Wanderers 0 (0)
2012–2013 Droylsden 29 (3)
Total29(3)
International career
2004 England U17 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Michael James Sissons (born 29 September 1988) is former English professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

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He made his professional debut in his only appearance for Bolton Wanderers on 7 January 2006. He came on as an 84th-minute substitute for Bruno Ngotty in a 3–0 win away to Watford. [2]

On 15 June 2009 it was confirmed that Sissons would be leaving Bolton at the end of his contract, alongside Nathan Woolfe, Blerim Džemaili and James Sinclair. [3] From here he accepted a place at the University of Manchester to read Law where he captained the University's men's football team. [4]

In 2012, he joined Droylsden of the Conference North. He played 29 games for the Bloods in his only season, scoring in a 5–2 win over Vauxhall Motors on 27 August, [5] a 4–2 home loss to Solihull Moors on 8 September, [6] and a 2–2 draw at Hinckley United on 18 April 2013.

International career

Sissons made seven appearances for the England under-17 side in 2004, playing in the Nordic Cup and Pepsi International Tournament. [7]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 January 2006
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bolton Wanderers 2005–06 [8] Premier League 0010000010
Droylsden 2012-13 [9] Conference North293000000293
Career total293100000303

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    References

    1. 1 2 3 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2006). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2006–07. Mainstream Publishing. p. 374. ISBN   9781845961114.
    2. ↑ "Watford 0-3 Bolton". BBC Sport. 7 January 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
    3. ↑ Mann, Chris (15 June 2009). "Quartet Leave Bolton" . Retrieved 5 March 2020.
    4. ↑ "Robert Sissons". University of Manchester F.C. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
    5. ↑ Wheelock, Paul (29 August 2012). "Football: Droylsden 5 Vauxhall Motors 2". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
    6. ↑ "Droylsden 2 Solihull Moors 4". Manchester Evening News. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
    7. ↑ "Match Results Under 17". England Football Online. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
    8. ↑ "Games played by Robert Sissons in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
    9. ↑ Robert Sissons at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 August 2021.


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