Roger Palmer (footballer)

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Roger Palmer
Personal information
Full name Roger Neil Palmer
Date of birth (1959-01-30) 30 January 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1980 Manchester City 31 (9)
1980–1994 Oldham Athletic 461 (141)
Total492(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]

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References

  1. ↑ Bevan, Chris; Stevenson, Jonathan (2 January 2008). "Were you there...?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 August 2013.


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