Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roy William Cotton [1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 November 1955 | ||
Place of birth | Fulham, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Tottenham Hotspur | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1973–1974 | Brentford | 2 | (0) |
1974–1976 | Orient | 3 | (0) |
1976–1978 | Aldershot | 5 | (0) |
1978–1979 | Hillingdon Borough | ||
1979–1981 | St George | 40 | (11) |
1981 | → Sydney Olympic (loan) | 13 | (3) |
1982–1983 | Wollongong City | 57 | (22) |
1984 | Penrith City | 25 | (7) |
1985–1986 | St George | 31 | (4) |
1988 | Wollongong City | 3 | (0) |
International career | |||
1974 | England Youth | 3 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Roy William Cotton (born 14 November 1955) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Brentford, Orient and Aldershot and later in the Australian National Soccer League.
A graduate of the Brentford youth team, Cotton began his career as an amateur and after signing his first professional contract, he made his professional debut in December 1973. [3] He departed the club in July 1974, [1] after making just two appearances. [4] Cotton moved to Second Division club Orient and scored prolifically for the reserve team, [3] but made just four appearances during the 1975–76 season. [5] He dropped back down to the Fourth Division to join Aldershot in July 1976 and made five appearances for the club. [1] After his departure in 1978, Cotton joined Southern League Premier Division club Hillingdon Borough. [4] Cotton moved to Australia in 1979 and played for National Soccer League clubs St George (two spells), Sydney Olympic, Wollongong City (two spells) and Penrith City. [6]
Cotton won three caps and scored two goals for the England Youth team. [7] He also made an appearance for the FA Youth XI. [7]
Cotton lives in Australia and has held senior corporate positions with Mercedes-Benz, Audi Australia and in real estate. [8]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 1973–74 [9] | Fourth Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Orient | 1975–76 [6] | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Aldershot | 1976–77 [6] | Fourth Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
St George | 1979 [6] | National Soccer League | 23 | 7 | ― | ― | 23 | 7 | ||
1980 [6] | National Soccer League | 17 | 4 | ― | ― | 17 | 4 | |||
Total | 40 | 11 | ― | ― | 40 | 11 | ||||
Sydney Olympic (loan) | 1981 [6] | National Soccer League | 13 | 3 | ― | ― | 13 | 3 | ||
Wollongong City | 1982 [6] | National Soccer League | 28 | 10 | ― | ― | 28 | 10 | ||
1983 [6] | National Soccer League | 29 | 12 | ― | ― | 29 | 12 | |||
Total | 57 | 22 | ― | ― | 57 | 22 | ||||
Penrith City | 1984 [6] | National Soccer League | 25 | 7 | ― | ― | 25 | 7 | ||
St George | 1985 [6] | National Soccer League | 19 | 3 | ― | ― | 19 | 3 | ||
1986 [6] | National Soccer League | 12 | 1 | ― | ― | 12 | 1 | |||
Total | 76 | 15 | ― | ― | 76 | 26 | ||||
Wollongong City | 1988 [6] | National Soccer League | 3 | 0 | ― | ― | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 60 | 22 | ― | ― | 60 | 22 | ||||
Career total | 184 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 47 |
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