Roy Cotton

Roy William Cotton (born 14 November 1955) is an English retired amateur football winger who played in the Football League for Brentford, Orient and Aldershot and later in the National Soccer League.

Roy Cotton
Personal information
Full name Roy William Cotton[1]
Date of birth (1955-11-14) 14 November 1955
Place of birth Fulham, London, England
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
1981 → Sydney Olympic (loan)
1982–1983 Wollongong City
1984–1985 Penrith City
1985–1986 St George
1988 Wollongong City
National team
1974 England Youth
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

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.[2] He departed the club in July 1974,[1] after making just two appearances.[3] Cotton moved to Second Division club Orient and scored prolifically for the reserve team,[2] but made just three league appearances during the 1975–76 season.[1] 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.[3] Cotton moved to Australia in 1979 and played for National Soccer League clubs St George,[4] Sydney Olympic,[5][6] Wollongong City (two spells) and Penrith City.

International career

At international level, Cotton represented the England Youth team.[5][7]

Personal life

Cotton lives in Australia and has held senior corporate positions with Mercedes-Benz, Audi Australia and in real estate.[8]

Career statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1973–74[9] Fourth Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

References
  1. "Roy Cotton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  2. Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 269. ISBN 978-1906796709.
  3. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 41. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  4. "1979 National Soccer League results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  5. "The Sydney Morning Herald – Google News Archive Search". google.com. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  6. "1981 National Soccer League results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  7. Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 46. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
  8. "Roy Cotton – ConleyLUFF Real Estate". Conleyluff.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  9. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 392. ISBN 0951526200.
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