John Pollard (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kelly John Pollard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1971[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Chelmsford, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Witham Town | |||
| Colchester United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1988–1991 | Colchester United | 9 | (1) |
| 1991 | → Fisher Athletic | 10 | (0) |
| Bury Town | 11 | (0) | |
| Heybridge Swifts | 371 | (16) | |
| 1998–2000 | St Albans City | 63 | (9) |
| 2000–2005 | Heybridge Swifts | 129 | (9) |
| 2005–2007 | AFC Sudbury | 50 | (4) |
| 2007 | Tiptree United | 20 | (1) |
| Halstead Town | 30 | (5) | |
| Total | 692 | (46) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Kelly John Pollard (born 17 November 1971), better known as John Pollard, is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a defender for Colchester United.
Career
Born in Chelmsford, Pollard began his career with Witham Town before signing to Colchester United's youth team. He broke into the first-team picture at Layer Road early while still playing at youth level in the penultimate game of the 1988–89 season,[2] coming on as a replacement for Mark Radford in a must-win game against Exeter City on 5 May 1989 to ensure league safety. He scored the third goal in the 83rd minute in a thumping 4–0 win, proving to be his only professional goal.[2][3]
Pollard made 9 Football League appearances for the U's between his debut and the club's relegation from the Fourth Division in 1990, failing to play any Conference games for the club.[4] He made his final appearance in a Conference League Cup 2–0 defeat to Sutton United on 26 February 1991 at the Borough Sports Ground.[5] Following this, he was sent out on loan alongside teammate Steve Restarick to Fisher Athletic in March 1991.[2]
Colchester released Pollard in the summer of 1991, as he went on to play for a number of non-league clubs including Bury Town and Heybridge Swifts, where in two spells he became the club's record appearance holder with over 550starts. He separated his spells at Heybridge with a two-year stint at St Albans City, making 93 appearances and scoring nine times, later playing for AFC Sudbury between 2005 and 2007 and briefly Tiptree United before a move to Halstead Town in the summer of 2007.[2] While with Halstead, he became player-assistant manager.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 193, 194. ISBN 978-1-85983-629-3.
- ↑ "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 4–0 Exeter City". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ↑ "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51–1989/90 & 1992/93–2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ↑ "Colchester United – Match details – Sutton United 2–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ↑ "Gillespie boosts Town's ranks (From Halstead Gazette)". Halstead Gazette. Retrieved 29 May 2013.