Jump to content

Brian Strutt

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Strutt, Brian)

Brian Strutt
Personal information
Full name Brian John Strutt[1]
Date of birth (1959-09-21)21 September 1959
Place of birth Valletta, Malta
Date of death 19 March 2023(2023-03-19) (aged 63)
Place of death Kawerau, New Zealand
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1980 Sheffield Wednesday 2 (0)
Matlock Town
Gisborne City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brian John Strutt (21 September 1959 – 19 March 2023) was a Maltese professional footballer who played as a striker.

Career

[edit]

Born in Valletta,[1] Strutt made two appearances in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday in the 1979–80 season.[2][3]

He later played non-league football for Matlock Town,[2][4] before playing in New Zealand for Gisborne City, where he scored in the final of the 1987 Chatham Cup.[5]

He died on 19 March 2023, in Kawerau, having previously worked as a retail manager.[6]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Brian Strutt". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Player profile". Sheffield Wednesday Archive. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  4. ^ Brian Strutt at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  5. ^ Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. pp. 80-81
  6. ^ "Will inquiries advertised in May 2023". New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa. 27 April 2023.