Roy Cotton
Personal information
Full name Roy William Cotton[1]
Date of birth (1955-11-14) 14 November 1955
Place of birth Fulham, England
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1974 Brentford 2 (0)
1974–1976 Orient 3 (0)
1976–1978 Aldershot 5 (0)
1978–1979 Hillingdon Borough
1979–1981 St George 40 (11)
1981 → Sydney Olympic (loan) 13 (3)
1982–1983 Wollongong City 57 (22)
1984 Penrith City 25 (7)
1985–1986 St George 31 (4)
1988 Wollongong City 3 (0)
International career
1974 England Youth
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roy William Cotton (born 14 November 1955) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Brentford, Orient and Aldershot and later in the Australian National Soccer League.

Playing career

A graduate of the Brentford youth team, Cotton began his career as an amateur and after signing his first professional contract, he made his professional debut in December 1973.[2] He departed the club in July 1974,[1] after making just two appearances.[3] Cotton moved to Second Division club Orient and scored prolifically for the reserve team,[2] but made just three league appearances during the 1975–76 season.[1] He dropped back down to the Fourth Division to join Aldershot in July 1976 and made five appearances for the club.[1] After his departure in 1978, Cotton joined Southern League Premier Division club Hillingdon Borough.[3] Cotton moved to Australia in 1979 and played for National Soccer League clubs St George (two spells), Sydney Olympic, Wollongong City (two spells) and Penrith City.[4]

International career

At international level, Cotton represented the England Youth team.[5][6]

Personal life

Cotton lives in Australia and has held senior corporate positions with Mercedes-Benz, Audi Australia and in real estate.[7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1973–74[8] Fourth Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Orient 1975-76[4] Second Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Aldershot 1976–77[4] Fourth Division 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
St George 1979[4] National Soccer League 23 7 ― ― 23 7
1980[4] 17 4 ― ― 17 4
Total 40 11 ― ― 40 11
Sydney Olympic (loan) 1981[4] National Soccer League 13 3 ― ― 13 3
Wollongong City 1982[4] National Soccer League 28 10 ― ― 28 10
1983[4] 29 12 ― ― 29 12
Total 57 22 ― ― 57 22
Penrith City 1984[4] National Soccer League 25 7 ― ― 25 7
St George 1985[4] National Soccer League 19 3 ― ― 19 3
1986[4] 12 1 ― ― 12 1
Total 76 15 ― ― 76 26
Wollongong City 1988[4] National Soccer League 3 0 ― ― 3 0
Total 60 22 ― ― 60 22
Career total 184 47 0 0 0 0 184 47

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Roy Cotton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 269. ISBN 978-1906796709.
  3. 1 2 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 41. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Aussie Footballers – Costello to Crook". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "The Sydney Morning Herald – Google News Archive Search". google.com. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  6. ↑ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 46. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
  7. ↑ "Roy Cotton – ConleyLUFF Real Estate". Conleyluff.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  8. ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 392. ISBN 0951526200.
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