Robert Heath (footballer)

Robert Heath

Personal information
Full name	Robert Heath[1]
Date of birth	31 August 1978[1]
Place of birth	Newcastle-under-Lyme, England[1]
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–2001	Stoke City	19	(0)
2001–2002	Stafford Rangers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Robert Heath (born 31 August 1978) is a former English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.^[1]

Career

Heath was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme and began his career with local side Stoke City.^[1] He broke into the first team towards the end of the 1997–98 season with Stoke heading for relegation to the third tier.^[1] He played twelve times under Brian Little in 1998–99 but struggled to force his way into the side with both Gary Megson and Icelandic Guðjón Þórðarson bringing their own choice of players in 1999–2000 restricting Heath to just five appearances.^[1] He played just once in 2000–01 where he scored in a 5–1 victory over York City in the League Cup. He spent the remainder of the season in the reserves and was released in May 2001. He then went on to play for non-league Stafford Rangers.

Career statistics

• Sourced from Robert Heath profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other^[A]		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	1997–98	First Division	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	1998–99	Second Division	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12	0
	1999–2000	Second Division	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
	2000–01	Second Division	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
Career Total			19	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	24	1

A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League play-offs, and Football League Trophy.

References

1. Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.

• Robert Heath career statistics at Soccerbase