David Rollo (footballer)

David Rollo

Personal information
Full name	David Rollo[1]
Date of birth	26 August 1891
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland[1]
Date of death	17 February 1963 (aged 71)[1]
Place of death	Blackpool, England[1]
Playing position	Right-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Brantwood
	Cliftonville
	Distillery
	West End
	Mountpottinger
	Linfield
1919–1927	Blackburn Rovers	207	(5)
1927–1929	Port Vale	2	(0)
	Fleetwood Windsor Villa
National team
1912–1926	Ireland (IFA)	16	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

David Rollo (26 August 1891 – 17 February 1963) was an Ireland (IFA) international footballer.

Club career

Rollo played his football in Northern Ireland and Wales with Brantwood, Cliftonville, Distillery, West End, Mountpottinger and Linfield, before joining English side Blackburn Rovers.^[1] He left Rovers for Second Division club Port Vale in August 1927, and made his debut in a 2–2 draw with Nottingham Forest at The Old Recreation Ground on 27 August.^[1] He only played one further game in 1927–28 and did not feature in 1928–29, before he was given a free transfer in May 1929.^[1] He later moved on to Fleetwood Windsor Villa.^[1]

International career

Rollo earned sixteen caps for Ireland between 1912 and 1926.

Statistics

Club statistics

• Sourced from David Rollo profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Blackburn Rovers	1919–20	First Division	15	0	2	0	17	0
	1920–21	First Division	31	2	0	0	31	2
	1921–22	First Division	25	0	5	1	30	1
	1922–23	First Division	29	2	1	0	30	2
	1923–24	First Division	40	1	1	0	41	1
	1924–25	First Division	28	0	8	0	36	0
	1925–26	First Division	37	0	1	0	38	0
	1926–27	First Division	2	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		207	5	18	1	225	6
Port Vale	1927–28	Second Division	2	0	0	0	2	0

International statistics

Ireland (IFA) national team[2]
Year	Apps	Goals
1912	1	0
1913	1	0
1914	2	0
1920	3	0
1921	3	0
1922	1	0
1924	2	0
1925	2	0
1926	1	0
Total	16	0

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 253. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. "David Rollo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 July 2016.