Robbie Carroll

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 non-League career, making 140 appearances for Yeovil Town.

Robbie Carroll
Personal information
Full name Robert Carroll[1]
Date of birth (1968-02-15) 15 February 1968
Place of birth Greenford, England
Position(s) Right winger, forward
Youth career
0000–1986 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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Early years

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

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

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

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]

Honours

Basingstoke Town

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1986–87[4] Third Division 22 4 1 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 1 26 5
1987–88[4] 12 4 1 0 2 1 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 16 5
Total 34 8 2 0 2 1 3 1 42 10
Yeovil Town 1989–90[11] Conference 37 11 1 1 — 11[lower-alpha 2] 4 49 16
1990–91[12] 36 9 2 0 — 5[lower-alpha 3] 4 43 13
1991–92[13] 33 6 3 0 — 12[lower-alpha 4] 8 48 14
Total 106 26 6 1 — 28 16 140 43
Crawley Town 1993–94[7] Southern League Premier Division 11 3 — — 1[lower-alpha 5] 1 12 4
Basingstoke Town 1997–98[14] Isthmian League Premier Division 4 0 2 1 — — 6 1
Career total 155 37 10 2 2 1 32 18 200 58
  1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. 6 appearances in Conference League Cup, 4 appearances in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Somerset Premier Cup
  3. 3 appearances in Somerset Premier Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Conference League Cup
  4. 5 appearances in Conference League Cup, 4 appearances in Somerset Premier Cup, 3 appearances in FA Trophy
  5. Appearance in Sussex Senior Challenge Cup

References
  1. "Robbie Carroll". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  2. Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 359. ISBN 978-1906796716.
  3. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 34, 35. ISBN 0955294916.
  4. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 399. ISBN 0951526200.
  5. "Fareham Town Appearances, Goals Scored, Clean Sheets". Archived from the original on 9 December 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  6. "Yeovil Town : Robbie Carroll Profile". ciderspace.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  7. "1993/94 – Southern League Premier Division". Crawley Town FC History.
  8. "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.
  9. Mitchell, Andy. "Football: Mistakes mount up as 10-man Christchurch fall at Fawley". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  10. Killner, Paul (14 May 2018). "Managers Required". Fareham Town Youth FC. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  11. "Season 1989–90 Appearances". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  12. "Season 1990–91 Appearances". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  13. "Season 1991–92 Appearances". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  14. "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.
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