Colin Heath | |
Birth Date: | 31 December 1983 |
Birth Place: | Chesterfield, England |
Position: | Striker |
Youthclubs1: | Darley Dale |
Youthyears2: | 1995–1998 |
Youthclubs2: | Leeds United |
Youthyears3: | 1998–2000 |
Youthclubs3: | Manchester United |
Years1: | 2000–2006 |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2003–2004 |
Clubs2: | → Royal Antwerp (loan) |
Caps2: | 13 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2004–2005 |
Clubs3: | → Cambridge United (loan) |
Caps3: | 6 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2005 |
Clubs4: | → Swindon Town (loan) |
Caps4: | 11 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Years5: | 2006 |
Clubs5: | Chesterfield |
Caps5: | 4 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2006–2007 |
Caps6: | 25 |
Goals6: | 4 |
Years7: | 2007–2008 |
Clubs7: | Farsley Celtic |
Caps7: | 13 |
Goals7: | 2 |
Totalcaps: | 72 |
Totalgoals: | 7 |
Colin Heath (born 31 December 1983) is an English former footballer who played as a striker or attacking midfielder for Cambridge United, Swindon Town, Chesterfield and Macclesfield Town[1] and for Belgian club Royal Antwerp.
Heath was born in Chesterfield, grew up in Birchover, and played for Darley Dale as a boy. He joined Leeds United's youth system as an 11-year-old, and moved to Manchester United at 14.[2] He earned his professional contract at the end of 2000. He joined Royal Antwerp of the Belgian First Division on loan in January 2003; he played 13 league games in the 2003–04 season, but saved his goalscoring for friendly matches.[3] He then joined Football League Two side Cambridge United on a month's loan in late 2004, and made his English first-team debut on 7 December in a 2–1 defeat at home to Scunthorpe United.[4] He spent the first half of the 2005–06 season on loan to Swindon Town, but scored only once, against Yeovil Town in his home league debut, and struggled to maintain a first-team place.[5]
He returned to Manchester United in January 2006 and was released, to join Chesterfield until the end of the season.[2] [6] He moved on to Macclesfield Town, linking up with former Manchester United colleague Tommy Lee,[7] but was released by manager Paul Ince after just one season.[8] In September 2007, after an extended trial with Chester City, he signed for Farsley Celtic of the Conference National.[9] Heath struggled to hold down a first-team place due to the form of Damien Reeves. After a handful of appearances, including helping Farsley to reach the last 16 of the FA Trophy for the first time,[10] he left the club.
Although no longer a professional, Heath still plays football in the Northern Counties East League Division 1 for Knaresborough Town.[11] He plays cricket for Heslington CC in York.