Robbie Carroll

Robbie Carroll
Personal information
Full name Robert Carroll[1]
Date of birth (1968-02-15) 15 February 1968
Place of birth Greenford, England
Playing position Right winger, forward
Youth career
Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986 Gosport Borough
1986–1988 Brentford 34 (8)
1987–1989 Fareham Town 70 (12)
1989–1992 Yeovil Town 105 (26)
1992–1993 Woking 16 (2)
1993–1994 Crawley Town 11 (2)
1994–1996 Salisbury City 57 (13)
1996–1997 Basingstoke Town 36 (10)
Worthing
Bashley

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Robbie Carroll is a retired English football right winger who played in the Football League for Brentford.[1] He later embarked on a long non-league career, making over 100 appearances for Yeovil Town. He is currently first team coach at Wessex League Premier Division side Christchurch.[2]

Playing career

Early years

A winger, Carroll began his career in the youth system at Southampton, but failed to make a first team appearance. He dropped into non-league football to sign for Southern League Premier Division side Gosport Borough in 1986.[1]

Brentford

Carroll made a move into league football to return home to London and join Division Three club Brentford in 1986.[1] He made a breakthrough into the team, appearing in 22 league games and scoring four goals during the 1986-87 season. Carroll was out of favour during the 1987-88 season, though he managed to score four goals in 12 league appearances up front.[1] He was released at the end of the campaign, having made 42 appearances and scored 10 goals during less than two years at Griffin Park.[1]

Return to non-league football

After his release from Brentford, Carroll dropped back into non-league football, joining Southern League Premier Division side Fareham Town.[1] He made the move up to the Conference to join Yeovil Town in 1989, scoring 43 goals in over 100 appearances during a three-year spell at Huish Park.[3] He moved to Conference rivals Woking in 1992, failing to make an impression before further spells in the Isthmian and Southern Leagues with Crawley Town,[4] Salisbury City, Basingstoke Town, Worthing and Bashley.

Coaching career

Carroll is currently first team coach of Wessex League Premier Division side Christchurch.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 34, 35. ISBN 0955294916.
  2. 1 2 "Football: Mistakes mount up as 10-man Christchurch fall at Fawley". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  3. "Yeovil Town : Robbie Carroll Profile". ciderspace.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  4. http://www.ctfchistory.co.uk/stats/1993_94.htm
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