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Gary Rolph

Gary Leslie Rolph is an English retired footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford as a forward.

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Personal information
Full name Gary Leslie Rolph1
Date of birth (1960-02-24) 24 February 1960
Place of birth Stepney, England
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1979 Brentford 12 (1)
1979–1980 Woking
Billericay Town
Leytonstone/Ilford
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gary Leslie Rolph (born 24 February 1960) is an English retired footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford as a forward.

Career

A graduate of the Brentford youth team, Rolph made 12 appearances and scored one goal for Brentford between 1976 and 1979.2 His only goal for the Bees came in a 3–2 FA Cup second round defeat to Colchester United on 20 December 1976, a strike that still holds the club record for youngest goalscorer in the FA Cup.3 Rolph was released at the end of the 1978–79 season and joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Woking.3 He later played for Billericay Town and Leytonstone/Ilford and top-scored for the former club during the 1981–82 season.34

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1976–772 Fourth Division 7 0 1 1 0 0 8 1
1977–782 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 1
1978–792 Third Division 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1
Career total 12 1 2 1 1 1 15 3
References

References

  1. "Gary Rolph". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  2. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 394–395. ISBN 0951526200.
  3. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 137. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  4. "Billericay Town v Harrow Borough". Billericay Town FC. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2022.