Gary Rolph
English footballer
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Gary Leslie Rolph (born 24 February 1960) is an English retired footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Leslie Rolph[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | |||
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.[3][4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1976–77[2] | Fourth Division | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 1977–78[2] | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 1978–79[2] | Third Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Career total | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | ||
