Roy Cotton
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roy William Cotton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Fulham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position | 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 Budapest | 40 | (11) |
| 1981 | → Sydney Olympic (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 1982–1983 | Wollongong City | 57 | (22) |
| 1984 | Penrith City | 25 | (7) |
| 1985–1986 | St George | 31 | (4) |
| 1988 | Wollongong City | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1974 | England Youth | 3 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Roy William Cotton (born 14 November 1955) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Brentford, Orient and Aldershot and later in the Australian National Soccer League.
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.[3] He departed the club in July 1974,[1] after making just two appearances.[4] Cotton moved to Second Division club Orient and scored prolifically for the reserve team,[3] but made just four appearances during the 1975–76 season.[5] 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.[4] Cotton moved to Australia in 1979 and played for National Soccer League clubs St George Budapest (two spells), Sydney Olympic, Wollongong City (two spells) and Penrith City.[6]
International career
Cotton won three caps and scored two goals for the England Youth team.[7] He also made an appearance for the FA Youth XI.[7]
Personal life
Cotton lives in Australia and has held senior corporate positions with Mercedes-Benz, Audi Australia and in real estate.[8]