Brian Carter (footballer)

Brian Carter (17 November 1938[1]–21 July 2019[2]) was a professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the English Football League for Portsmouth and Bristol Rovers in the 1950s and 1960s.

Brian Carter
Personal information
Full name Brian Carter
Date of birth (1938-11-17)17 November 1938
Place of birth Dorchester, England
Date of death 21 July 2019(2019-07-21) (aged 80)
Height 5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m)
Position(s) Left half, right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1956 Weymouth
1956–1961 Portsmouth 44 (0)
1961–1962 Bristol Rovers 4 (0)
1962–1967 Bath City 242 (7)
1967–1968 Bridgwater Town
1969–1970 Welton Rovers (player-manager)
1970–1971 Bridgwater Town
1971–1972 Shepton Mallet
1972–1976 Avon Bradford (player-manager)
1976–1977 Melksham Town
1977–? Clandown
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life

Carter was born in Dorset, England, the son of Edward Carter and Eileen Bird. He attended Weymouth Grammar School and began his footballing career with Weymouth as a sixteen-year-old, signing professional terms with them when he turned 17.[3]

Footballing career

In January 1956, two months after his seventeenth birthday, he was signed by Portsmouth for a transfer fee of £2,500.[3] He went on to make 44 league appearances in a five-year spell with the Fratton Park club.[1] He moved to Bristol Rovers in June 1961 for a fee of £1,500 but left after nine months having made just four first team appearances.[3]

From Bristol Rovers he joined Bath City in March 1962, where he appeared in 242 league matches, scoring seven goals.[4] After this he played for a number of non-league clubs around the west of England, mostly in Somerset.[3]

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2015). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2015. United Kingdom: G2 Entertainment. ISBN 978-1-7828-1167-1.
  2. "Death Notices & Obituaries: Brian Carter". Dorset Echo. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2018). Bristol Rovers Players Who's Who 1946–2018. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-5272-2371-4.
  4. "All time list of Bath City FC players" (Microsoft Excel). Bath City Football Club. Retrieved 9 September 2020.


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