Stewart Bright

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Stewart Bright
Personal information
Full name Stewart Linden Bright [1]
Date of birth (1957-10-13) 13 October 1957 (age 68) [1]
Place of birth Colchester, England [1]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2]
Position Defender
Youth career
Colchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1975–1976 Colchester United 25 (0)
Chelmsford City
Total25(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stewart Linden Bright (born 13 October 1957) is an English former footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Colchester United.

Career

Born in Colchester, Bright began his playing career with hometown club Colchester United. [1] He made his debut on 8 November 1975 at the age of 18 in a 1–1 draw with Shrewsbury Town at Layer Road. He was a 10th-minute substitute for John Froggatt after he suffered ligament damage. [3] Bright made 25 league appearances for Colchester [4] with his final appearance coming in a 2–0 away defeat to Scunthorpe United [5] prior to joining Chelmsford City. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Colchester United - Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  2. Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1976). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1976–77. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 150. ISBN   978-0-362-00259-1.
  3. "Colchester United - Match details - Colchester Utd 1–1 Shrewsbury Town". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  4. "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51-1989/90 & 1992/93-2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  5. "Colchester United - Match details - Scunthorpe United 2–0 Colchester United". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2013.