Robbie Carroll
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Carroll[1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 February 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Greenford, England | ||
Position(s) | Right winger, forward | ||
Youth career | |||
–1986 | Southampton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986 | Gosport Borough | ||
1986–1988 | Brentford | 34 | (8) |
1988–1989 | Fareham Town | 50 | |
1989–1992 | Yeovil Town | 105 | (26) |
1992–1993 | Woking | 16 | (2) |
1993–1994 | Crawley Town | 11 | (3) |
1994–1996 | Salisbury City | 57 | (13) |
1996–1997 | Basingstoke Town | 36 | (10) |
Worthing | |||
Bashley | |||
Managerial career | |||
2020– | Romsey Town Development Squad | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert Carroll (born 15 February 1968) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a right winger in the Football League for Brentford. He later embarked on a long career in non-League football, making 140 appearances for Yeovil Town.
Playing career
[edit]Early years
[edit]A winger, Carroll began his career in the youth system at Southampton, but failed to make a first team appearance.[2] He dropped into non-League football to sign for Southern League Premier Division club Gosport Borough in 1986.[3]
Brentford
[edit]Carroll made a move into League football to return home to London and join Third Division club Brentford on non-contract terms in September 1986.[2] He made 26 appearances and scored five goals during the 1986–87 season and signed a permanent contract.[4] Carroll was out of favour during the 1987–88 season, though he managed to score five goals in 16 appearances up front.[3] He rejected a monthly contract and departed at the end of the campaign,[2] having made 42 appearances and scored 10 goals during less than two years at Griffin Park.[3]
Return to non-League football
[edit]After his release from Brentford, Carroll dropped back into non-League football, joining Southern League Premier Division club Fareham Town,[3] for whom he made 50 appearances and scored 12 goals.[5] He made the move up to the Conference to join Yeovil Town in 1989 and scored 43 goals in 140 appearances during a three-year spell at Huish Park.[6] He moved to Conference rivals Woking in 1992 and failed to make an impression before further spells in the Isthmian and Southern Leagues with Crawley Town,[7] Salisbury City, Basingstoke Town, Worthing and Bashley.[8]
Coaching career
[edit]As of 2015, Carroll was first team coach at Wessex League Premier Division club Christchurch.[9] As of 2018, he was working as Football Development Officer at Fareham Town.[10] In April 2020, Carroll was appointed as manager of the Romsey Town Development Squad.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 1986–87[4] | Third Division | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 26 | 5 |
1987–88[4] | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 16 | 5 | ||
Total | 34 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 10 | ||
Yeovil Town | 1989–90[12] | Conference | 37 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | 11[b] | 4 | 49 | 16 | |
1990–91[13] | 36 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 4 | 43 | 13 | |||
1991–92[14] | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 12[d] | 8 | 48 | 14 | |||
Total | 106 | 26 | 6 | 1 | — | 28 | 16 | 140 | 43 | |||
Crawley Town | 1993–94[7] | Southern League Premier Division | 11 | 3 | — | — | 1[e] | 1 | 12 | 4 | ||
Basingstoke Town | 1997–98[15] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
Career total | 155 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 18 | 200 | 58 |
- ^ a b Appearances in Football League Trophy
- ^ 6 appearances in Conference League Cup, 4 appearances in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Somerset Premier Cup
- ^ 3 appearances in Somerset Premier Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Conference League Cup
- ^ 5 appearances in Conference League Cup, 4 appearances in Somerset Premier Cup, 3 appearances in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearance in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
Honours
[edit]Basingstoke Town
- Hampshire Senior Cup: 1996–97[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Robbie Carroll". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ a b c Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 359. ISBN 978-1906796716.
- ^ a b c d Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 34, 35. ISBN 0955294916.
- ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 399. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Fareham Town Appearances, Goals Scored, Clean Sheets". Archived from the original on 9 December 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Yeovil Town : Robbie Carroll Profile". ciderspace.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ a b "1993/94 – Southern League Premier Division". Crawley Town FC History.
- ^ a b "Rob Carroll". Basingstoke Town FC Online – The Original 100% Unofficial BTFC Fan Site. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ Mitchell, Andy (30 August 2014). "Football: Mistakes mount up as 10-man Christchurch fall at Fawley". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ Killner, Paul (14 May 2018). "Managers Required". Fareham Town Youth FC. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Romsey Town FC are delighted to announce Robbie Carroll has been appointed manager of our development team who compete in the Wyvern League Premier Division". Facebook. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Season 1989–90 Appearances". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Season 1990–91 Appearances". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Season 1991–92 Appearances". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Rob Carroll". Basingstoke Town FC Online – The Original 100% Unofficial BTFC Fan Site. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- 1968 births
- English men's footballers
- Brentford F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football wingers
- Southampton F.C. players
- Gosport Borough F.C. players
- Fareham Town F.C. players
- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- Woking F.C. players
- Crawley Town F.C. players
- Salisbury City F.C. players
- Basingstoke Town F.C. players
- Worthing F.C. players
- Bashley F.C. players
- Men's association football forwards
- People from Greenford
- Footballers from the London Borough of Ealing
- National League (English football) players
- Isthmian League players
- Southern Football League players
- Living people