Roger Joseph

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Roger Joseph
Personal information
Full name Roger Anthony Joseph [1]
Date of birth (1965-12-24) 24 December 1965 (age 58)
Place of birth Paddington, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
0000–1983 Brentford
1983–1984 Southall
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1984–1988 Brentford 105 (2)
1988–1996 Wimbledon 162 (0)
1995 → Millwall (loan) 5 (0)
1996 Chelsea 0 (0)
1996–1997 Leyton Orient 14 (0)
1997 West Bromwich Albion 2 (0)
1997–2000 Leyton Orient 53 (0)
2001 Southall 0 (0)
2001–2002 King's Lynn 5 (0)
2003 AFC Wimbledon 0 (0)
2003–2004 Leatherhead
2004 Southall 2 (0)
2004–2005 AFC Wimbledon 0 (0)
International career
1991 England B 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roger Anthony Joseph (born 24 December 1965) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right back, best remembered for his time in the Football League with Wimbledon and Brentford. He won two caps for England B at international level.

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Club career

Brentford

Joseph began his career alongside his older brother Francis at Third Division club Brentford and rejoined the club in October 1984, after having been released as a junior and then playing non-League football for Southall. [1] [3] He made his senior debut on the final day of the 1984–85 season in a 1–1 draw with Millwall and attempted to establish himself as the club's first choice right back during the 1985–86 and 1986–87 seasons, [4] before excelling in 1987–88 and winning Brentford's Players' Player of the Year award. [3] His performances also saw him voted into the Third Division PFA Team of the Year and he became the first Brentford player to receive the accolade. [3] He departed Griffin Park for a club record £150,000 fee in August 1988, having made 122 appearances and scored two goals for the Bees. [3]

Wimbledon

Joseph signed for First Division club and reigning FA Cup holders Wimbledon in August 1988 for a £150,000 fee. [3] He began his time with the Dons as a regular but drifted out of contention by the 1993–94 season, making just 13 league appearances, before managing just three appearances in the following season (ending the season on loan at First Division club Millwall) and remaining absent for the entirety of 1995–96. [5] [2] Joseph was released in May 1996 after making 199 appearances without scoring. [2]

Later career

Joseph had a spell with Premier League club Chelsea during the early months of the 1996–97 season and made five appearances for the club's reserve team. [6] He joined Third Division club Leyton Orient on a non-contract basis on 22 November 1996 and made 14 appearances before joined First Division club West Bromwich Albion on non-contract terms on 28 February 1997. [2] [7] [8] He made just two substitute appearances in March 1997, before departing the club at the end of the 1996–97 season. [7]

Joseph returned to Leyton Orient on 3 August 1997. [2] He was a regular pick during the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons and helped Orient to the 1999 Third Division play-off final, which was lost 1–0 to Scunthorpe United. [9] [10] Joseph made just one appearance during the 1999–00 season and was released at the end of the campaign, [11] after making 77 appearances across his two spells at Brisbane Road. [2]

Non-League football

After his release from Leyton Orient, Joseph dropped into non-League football and played for King's Lynn, Leatherhead and had two spells with former club Southall. [12] [13] He had two spells with AFC Wimbledon during the 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons and though he did not make any competitive appearances, he became one of the first players to play for both Wimbledon and its phoenix club. [14]

International career

Joseph won two England B caps during the second half of the 1990–91 season, starting in wins over Iceland and Switzerland B. [15]

Personal life

Joseph is of Dominican descent. [16] His brother Francis and nephew Zak are also footballers. [17] Prior to his return to professional football with Brentford in 1984, Joseph worked as a painter and decorator. [8]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 1984–85 [4] Third Division 1000000010
1985–86 [4] 28100203 [lower-alpha 1] 0331
1986–87 [4] 33110203 [lower-alpha 1] 0381
1987–88 [4] 43010203 [lower-alpha 1] 0490
Total10522060901222
Wimbledon 1988–89 [18] First Division 310000000310
1989–90 [18] 190000000190
1990–91 [18] 380000000380
1991–92 [18] 260000000260
1992–93 [5] Premier League 3200000—320
1993–94 [5] 1301010—150
1994–95 [5] 300020—30
Total1620120190601990
Millwall (loan) 1994–95 [2] First Division50———50
Leyton Orient 1996–97 [7] Third Division140——00140
West Bromwich Albion 1996–97 [7] First Division20———20
Leyton Orient 1997–98 [9] Third Division25010301 [lower-alpha 1] 0300
1998–99 [10] 27010202 [lower-alpha 2] 0320
1999–00 [11] 1000000010
Total670205030770
King's Lynn 2001–02 [12] Southern League Premier Division50——0050
Career total35801603001804220
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in Third Division play-offs

Honours

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References

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  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 90. ISBN   978-0955294914.
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  6. ↑ "1996–97 season London Combination League". TheChels.info – The Chelsea Football Club Wiki. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Games played by Roger Joseph in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  8. 1 2 Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. pp. 352–353. ISBN   978-1906796716.
  9. 1 2 "Games played by Roger Joseph in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Games played by Roger Joseph in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  11. 1 2 "Games played by Roger Joseph in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  12. 1 2 "Player Details: Season 2001-2002 Roger Joseph". SoccerFacts UK. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "Roger Joseph". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  14. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon | Player Profile | Roger Joseph". www.wimbledonheritage.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  15. ↑ "England – International Results B-Team – Details". RSSSF . Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "Kings of the Castle: Francis Joseph". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  17. ↑ "Ex-Sheffield United and Reading striker inspires son". getbucks. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  18. 1 2 3 4 Roger Joseph at WorldFootball.net
  19. ↑ Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2011, p. 383.
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