Gareth Salisbury | |
Birth Date: | 1941 3, df=y |
Birth Place: | Caernarfon, Wales |
Position: | Inside forward |
Youthclubs1: | Wrexham |
Years1: | 1959–1962 |
Years2: | 1962–1963 |
Years3: | 1963–1964 |
Years4: | 1964–1965 |
Years5: | 1965–1966 |
Years8: | 1969–1971 |
Clubs1: | Wrexham |
Clubs2: | Norwich City |
Clubs3: | Luton Town |
Clubs4: | Colchester United |
Clubs5: | Chesterfield |
Clubs6: | Kidderminster Harriers |
Clubs7: | Bangor City |
Clubs8: | Juventus |
Caps1: | 11 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Caps3: | 12 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Caps4: | 15 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Caps5: | 34 |
Goals5: | 9 |
Caps8: | 46 |
Goals8: | 5 |
Gareth Salisbury (born 11 March 1941) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a forward in The Football League.
His career in the Football league saw him play for Wrexham, Norwich City, Luton Town, Colchester United and Chesterfield.
He also went on to represent Kidderminster Harriers, where he scored five goals in ten appearances between 1967 and 1968[1] and Bangor City in the English non-leagues.
He later moved to Melbourne in Australia to play in the Victoria State League for Juventus and was voted Player of the Year in 1970 when the team won the grand slam, consisting of the Victorian State League and Australia Cup, the first national football competition.[2]
In the 1969 season he made 8 league appearances.[3] In the 1970 season he made 21 league appearances, scoring three goals.[4] The following season he made 17 league appearances, scoring two goals.[5]
He was also capped by Wales at youth international level.[6]