Gareth Salisbury Explained

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.

Club career

Football League career

His career in the Football league saw him play for Wrexham, Norwich City, Luton Town, Colchester United and Chesterfield.

Non-league career

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.

Australia

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]

International career

He was also capped by Wales at youth international level.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gareth Salisbury . Colchester United Archive Database . 27 February 2022.
  2. http://www.coludata.co.uk/player.asp?pid=256Player Profile - Gareth Salisbury
  3. Web site: 1969 Victorian State League Results . Oz Football . 27 February 2022.
  4. Web site: 1970 Victorian State League Results . Oz Football . 27 February 2022.
  5. Web site: 1971 Victorian State League Results . Oz Football . 27 February 2022.
  6. Web site: Gareth Salisbury . Hatters Heritage . 27 February 2022.