| Robbie Carroll | |
| Fullname: | Robert Carroll |
| Birth Date: | 15 February 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Greenford, England |
| Position: | Right winger, forward |
| Youthyears1: | –1986 |
| Youthclubs1: | Southampton |
| Years1: | 1986 |
| Clubs1: | Gosport Borough |
| Years2: | 1986–1988 |
| Clubs2: | Brentford |
| Caps2: | 34 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 1988–1989 |
| Clubs3: | Fareham Town |
| Caps3: | 50 |
| Years4: | 1989–1992 |
| Clubs4: | Yeovil Town |
| Caps4: | 105 |
| Goals4: | 26 |
| Years5: | 1992–1993 |
| Clubs5: | Woking |
| Caps5: | 16 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 1993–1994 |
| Clubs6: | Crawley Town |
| Caps6: | 11 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 1994–1996 |
| Clubs7: | Salisbury City |
| Caps7: | 57 |
| Goals7: | 13 |
| Years8: | 1996–1997 |
| Clubs8: | Basingstoke Town |
| Caps8: | 36 |
| Goals8: | 10 |
| Clubs9: | Worthing |
| Clubs10: | Bashley |
| Manageryears1: | 2020– |
| Managerclubs1: | Romsey Town Development Squad |
Robert Carroll (born 15 February 1968) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a right winger in the Football League for Brentford. He later embarked on a long career in non-League football, making 140 appearances for Yeovil Town.
A winger, Carroll began his career in the youth system at Southampton, but failed to make a first team appearance.[1] He dropped into non-League football to sign for Southern League Premier Division club Gosport Borough in 1986.[2]
Carroll made a move into League football to return home to London and join Third Division club Brentford on non-contract terms in September 1986. He made 26 appearances and scored five goals during the 1986–87 season and signed a permanent contract. Carroll was out of favour during the 1987–88 season, though he managed to score five goals in 16 appearances up front. He rejected a monthly contract and departed at the end of the campaign, having made 42 appearances and scored 10 goals during less than two years at Griffin Park.
After his release from Brentford, Carroll dropped back into non-League football, joining Southern League Premier Division club Fareham Town, for whom he made 50 appearances and scored 12 goals.[3] He made the move up to the Conference to join Yeovil Town in 1989 and scored 43 goals in 140 appearances during a three-year spell at Huish Park.[4] He moved to Conference rivals Woking in 1992 and failed to make an impression before further spells in the Isthmian and Southern Leagues with Crawley Town,[5] Salisbury City, Basingstoke Town, Worthing and Bashley.[6]
As of 2015, Carroll was first team coach at Wessex League Premier Division club Christchurch.[7] As of 2018, he was working as Football Development Officer at Fareham Town.[8] In April 2020, Carroll was appointed as manager of the Romsey Town Development Squad.[9]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Brentford | 1986–87[10] | Third Division | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[11] | 1 | 26 | 5 | |
| 1987–88 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | |||
| Total | 34 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 10 | |||
| Yeovil Town | 1989–90[12] | Conference | 37 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | 11[13] | 4 | 49 | 16 | ||
| 1990–91[14] | 36 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[15] | 4 | 43 | 13 | ||||
| 1991–92[16] | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 12[17] | 8 | 48 | 14 | ||||
| Total | 106 | 26 | 6 | 1 | — | 28 | 16 | 140 | 43 | ||||
| Crawley Town | 1993–94 | Southern League Premier Division | 11 | 3 | — | — | 1[18] | 1 | 12 | 4 | |||
| Basingstoke Town | 1997–98[19] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 155 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 18 | 200 | 58 | |||
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