Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andrew Nicholas Rollings [1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 December 1954 | ||
Place of birth | Portishead, England | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
–1972 | Norwich City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1972–1974 | Norwich City | 4 | (0) |
1974–1980 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 168 | (11) |
1980–1981 | Swindon Town | 12 | (1) |
1981–1983 | Portsmouth | 29 | (1) |
1983 | Torquay United | 2 | (0) |
1983 | Brentford | 1 | (0) |
Maidstone United | 8 | (3) | |
1986–1987 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
Gorleston | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Andrew Nicholas Rollings (born 14 December 1954) is an English retired professional footballer, best remembered for his six years as a centre back in the Football League with Brighton & Hove Albion. [2] He also played League football for Portsmouth, Swindon Town, Norwich City, Torquay United and Brentford. [1] [3]
In the mid-1980s, Rollings opened the Chalet Cafe in Preston Park, Brighton, with his wife, Judy. [4] [5] As of October 2019, he was still running the cafe. [6]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Norwich City | 1973–74 [7] | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 1979–80 [7] | First Division | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |
Swindon Town | 1980–81 [8] | Third Division | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 16 | 2 | |
Portsmouth | 1981–82 [9] | Third Division | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 25 | 1 |
1982–83 [9] | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
Total | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
Brentford | 1983–84 [10] | Third Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 53 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 4 |
Brighton & Hove Albion
Portsmouth
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Andrew Nicholas Rollings [1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 December 1954 | ||
Place of birth | Portishead, England | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
–1972 | Norwich City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1972–1974 | Norwich City | 4 | (0) |
1974–1980 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 168 | (11) |
1980–1981 | Swindon Town | 12 | (1) |
1981–1983 | Portsmouth | 29 | (1) |
1983 | Torquay United | 2 | (0) |
1983 | Brentford | 1 | (0) |
Maidstone United | 8 | (3) | |
1986–1987 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
Gorleston | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Andrew Nicholas Rollings (born 14 December 1954) is an English retired professional footballer, best remembered for his six years as a centre back in the Football League with Brighton & Hove Albion. [2] He also played League football for Portsmouth, Swindon Town, Norwich City, Torquay United and Brentford. [1] [3]
In the mid-1980s, Rollings opened the Chalet Cafe in Preston Park, Brighton, with his wife, Judy. [4] [5] As of October 2019, he was still running the cafe. [6]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Norwich City | 1973–74 [7] | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 1979–80 [7] | First Division | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |
Swindon Town | 1980–81 [8] | Third Division | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 16 | 2 | |
Portsmouth | 1981–82 [9] | Third Division | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 25 | 1 |
1982–83 [9] | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
Total | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
Brentford | 1983–84 [10] | Third Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 53 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 4 |
Brighton & Hove Albion
Portsmouth