Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Roger Neil Palmer | ||
Date of birth | 30 January 1959 | ||
Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977–1980 | Manchester City | 31 | (9) |
1980–1994 | Oldham Athletic | 461 | (141) |
Total | 492 | (150) | |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Roger Palmer (born 30 January 1959) is an English former footballer. He played for Manchester City and Oldham Athletic. He is the all-time leading goal-scorer at Oldham.
In January 2008, the BBC Sport website put out an appeal for information on Palmer's whereabouts, ahead of the Oldham v Everton FA Cup Third Round tie. The teams last played in a cup tie in 1990, with Palmer the only player whose whereabouts were unknown. [1]