Brian Carter Explained

Brian Carter
Fullname:Brian Carter
Birth Date:17 November 1938
Birth Place:Dorchester, England
Height:5 ft 6+1/2 in
Position:Left half, right half
Years1:1955–1956
Years2:1956–1961
Caps2:44
Goals2:0
Years3:1961–1962
Caps3:4
Goals3:0
Years4:1962–1967
Caps4:242
Goals4:7
Years5:1967–1968
Years6:1969–1970
Clubs6:Welton Rovers (player-manager)
Years7:1970–1971
Years8:1971–1972
Years9:1972–1976
Clubs9:Avon Bradford (player-manager)
Years10:1976–1977
Years11:1977–?

Brian Carter (17 November 1938[1] –21 July 2019[2]) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the English Football League for Portsmouth and Bristol Rovers in the 1950s and 1960s.

Early life

Carter was born in Dorset, England, the son of Edward Carter and Eileen Bird. He attended Weymouth Grammar School and began his footballing career with Weymouth as a sixteen-year-old, signing professional terms with them when he turned 17.[3]

Footballing career

In January 1956, two months after his seventeenth birthday, he was signed by Portsmouth for a transfer fee of £2,500.[3] He went on to make 44 league appearances in a five-year spell with the Fratton Park club.[1] He moved to Bristol Rovers in June 1961 for a fee of £1,500 but left after nine months having made just four first team appearances.[3]

From Bristol Rovers he joined Bath City in March 1962, where he appeared in 242 league matches, scoring seven goals.[4] After this he played for a number of non-league clubs around the west of England, mostly in Somerset.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Barry J. . Hugman . Barry Hugman . The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2015 . 2015 . G2 Entertainment . United Kingdom . 978-1-7828-1167-1.
  2. News: Death Notices & Obituaries: Brian Carter . . 27 July 2019 . 9 September 2020.
  3. Book: Byrne . Stephen . Jay . Mike . Bristol Rovers Players Who's Who 1946–2018 . 2018 . 978-1-5272-2371-4 . 47.
  4. Web site: All time list of Bath City FC players . Bath City Football Club . Microsoft Excel . 9 September 2020 . 11 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210811144649/https://www.bathcityfc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/players_bath_city_310718.xlsx . dead .