Colin Corbishley Explained

Colin Corbishley
Fullname:Colin Corbishley
Birth Date:13 June 1939
Birth Place:Stoke-on-Trent, England
Death Place:Halton, Cheshire, England
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1959–1962
Clubs1:Port Vale
Caps1:11
Goals1:0
Years2:1962–1965
Clubs2:Chester
Caps2:83
Goals2:11
Clubs3:Stafford Rangers
Clubs4:Prescot Town
Totalcaps:94+
Totalgoals:11+

Colin Corbishley (13 June 1939 – 28 May 2015) was an English footballer who played as a midfielder for Port Vale, Chester, Stafford Rangers, and Prescot Town.

Career

Corbishley joined Port Vale as an amateur in June 1959 and signed as a professional in October.[1] He made his debut on 17 October 1960, in a League Cup 2–2 draw with Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road.[1] He played a further two League Cup and three Third Division matches that season.[1] Used as a rotation player by manager Norman Low, he featured only in eight of the last nine games of the 1961–62 season before being released from Vale Park in May 1962.[1] He moved on to Bill Lambton's Chester and scored 11 goals in 83 Fourth Division games as the "Seals" finished in the re-election zone in 1962–63 before rising to 12th and eighth place in 1963–64 and 1964–65 under new manager Peter Hauser.[1] After leaving Sealand Road, Corbishley played for Stafford Rangers and Prescot Town.[1]

Career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale1960–61Third Division30003060
1961–62Third Division80000080
Total1100030140
Chester1962–63Fourth Division3431030383
1963–64Fourth Division4172011448
1964–65Fourth Division81001091
Total831130519112
Career total9411308110512

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kent, Jeff. Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. 68. 1996. 0-9529152-0-0.