Roy Cotton

Roy Cotton

Personal information
Full name	Roy William Cotton
Date of birth	(1955-11-14) 14 November 1955
Place of birth	Fulham, England
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1974	Brentford	2	(0)
1974–1976	Orient	3	(0)
1976–1978	Aldershot	5	(0)
1978–1979	Hillingdon Borough
1979–1981	St George
1981	→ Sydney Olympic (loan)
1982–1983	Wollongong City
1984–1985	Penrith City
1985–1986	St George
1988	Wollongong City
International career
1974	England Youth
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roy Cotton is a retired football winger who played in the Football League for Brentford, Orient and Aldershot and later in the National Soccer League.

Playing career

A graduate of the Brentford youth team, Poole made his professional debut during the 1973/74 Division Four campaign. He departed the club in the summer of 1974, after making just two appearances. Cotton moved on to Division Two side Orient, failing to appear in the league during the 1974/75 season, but making three league appearances during the 1975/76 season. He was kept out of the side by Laurie Cunningham. Cotton dropped back down to Division Four to join Aldershot in the summer of 1976, making five appearances for the club. After his departure in 1978, Cotton joined Southern League Premier Division side Hillingdon Borough. Cotton moved to Australia in 1979 and played for National Soccer League sides St George, Sydney Olympic, Wollongong City (two spells) and Penrith City.

International career

At international level, Cotton represented the England Youth side.

Personal life

Cotton lives in Australia and has held senior corporate positions with Mercedes-Benz, Audi Australia and in real estate.