Roger Carter (footballer)

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Roger Carter
Personal information
Full name Roger Frank Carter[1]
Date of birth (1937-10-11) 11 October 1937 (age 86)
Place of birth Great Yarmouth, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Gorleston
1955–1960 Aston Villa 0 (0)
1960 Chelmsford City 0 (0)
1960–1961 Torquay United 5 (0)
Bath City
Hastings United
Cambridge City
1965–1967 Ashford Town 41 (15)
Managerial career
1967–1975 Gorleston
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roger Frank Carter (born 11 October 1937) is an English former footballer who played as a inside forward.

Playing career[edit]

Carter began his career at local club Gorleston at the age of 16. In December 1955, Carter was signed by First Division club Aston Villa.[2] Carter failed to make an appearance for Aston Villa,[1] joining Chelmsford City in the summer of 1960. Before Carter played for Chelmsford, he was signed by Torquay United, with both Aston Villa and Chelmsford City receiving a fee.[3] Whilst at Torquay, Carter made five appearances in the Football League,[1] before dropping back into non-league football, signing for Bath City.[4] Carter later played for Hastings United and Cambridge City,[5] before signing for Ashford Town in 1965. Whilst at Ashford, Carter made 63 appearances in all competitions, scoring 23 goals.[6]

Managerial career[edit]

Following his retirement, Carter returned to former club Gorleston as manager, managing the club from 1967 to 1975.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Roger Carter". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Villa will sign young wing half", Birmingham Gazette, 8 December 1955, p. 8
  3. ^ "Aston Villa's Roger Carter for Torquay", Herald Express, 16 July 1960, p. 5
  4. ^ "Player search". English National Player Archive. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  5. ^ "U's dire need of a centre-forward", Saffron Walden Weekly News, 27 March 1964, p. 25
  6. ^ "Roger Carter". Nuts and Bolts Archive. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Previous Managers". Gorleston F.C. Retrieved 5 February 2024.