Gary Rolph

Gary Rolph

Personal information
Full name	Gary Leslie Rolph[1]
Date of birth	24 February 1960
Place of birth	Stepney, England
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1976–1979	Brentford	12	(1)
1979–1980	Woking
	Billericay Town
	Leytonstone/Ilford
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Gary Rolph is a retired football forward who played in the Football League for Brentford.

Career

A graduate of the Brentford youth team, Rolph made 12 appearances and scored one goal for Brentford between 1976 and 1979.^[2] His one 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 in the summer of 1979 and joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Woking. He later played for Billericay Town and Leytonstone/Ilford.

References

1. "Barry Hugman's Footballers - Gary Rolph". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
2. "THE BIG BRENTFORD BOOK OF THE SEVENTIES" (PDF). 11 January 2011. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
3. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Yore Publications. p. 137. ISBN 978-0955294914.