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Robbie Pethick

Robert John Pethick is an English retired football defender.

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Full name Robert John Pethick1
Date of birth (1970-09-08) 8 September 19701
Place of birth Tavistock, Devon, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)1
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Weymouth 46 (7)
1993–1999 Portsmouth 189 (3)
1999–2001 Bristol Rovers 63 (2)
2001–2004 Brighton & Hove Albion 64 (0)
2004–2006 Havant & Waterlooville
2009 Horndean 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert John Pethick (born 8 September 1970) is an English retired football defender.

Pethick was born in Tavistock, and played for Weymouth, Portsmouth and Bristol Rovers before his 2001 move to Brighton.2 Whilst at Brighton, Pethick scored once in the FA Cup against Norwich City.3 He returned to Weymouth to play under Steve Claridge, whilst the BBC show Football Diaries was shown. He subsequently played for Havant & Waterlooville before announcing his retirement in 2006.

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  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 334. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
  2. "Pethick joins Brighton". BBC Sport. 2 July 2001. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
  3. "Norwich ease past Brighton". BBC. 11 February 2003. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
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