John Pollard (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kelly John Pollard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1971 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Chelmsford, England[1] | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Witham Town | |||
| Colchester United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1991 | Colchester United | 9 | (1) |
| 1991 | → Fisher Athletic | 10 | (0) |
| Bury Town | 11 | (0) | |
| Heybridge Swifts | 371 | (16) | |
| 1998–2000 | St Albans City | 63 | (9) |
| 2000–2005 | Heybridge Swifts | 129 | (9) |
| 2005–2007 | AFC Sudbury | 50 | (4) |
| 2007 | Tiptree United | 20 | (1) |
| Halstead Town | 30 | (5) | |
| Total | 692 | (46) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kelly John Pollard (born 17 November 1971), better known as John Pollard, is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a defender for Colchester United.
Career
Born in Chelmsford, Pollard began his career with Witham Town before signing to Colchester United's youth team. He broke into the first-team picture at Layer Road early while still playing at youth level in the penultimate game of the 1988–89 season,[2] coming on as a replacement for Mark Radford in a must-win game against Exeter City on 5 May 1989 to ensure league safety. He scored the third goal in the 83rd minute in a thumping 4–0 win, proving to be his only professional goal.[2][3]
Pollard made 9 Football League appearances for the U's between his debut and the club's relegation from the Fourth Division in 1990, failing to play any Conference games for the club.[4] He made his final appearance in a Conference League Cup 2–0 defeat to Sutton United on 26 February 1991 at Gander Green Lane.[5] Following this, he was sent out on loan alongside teammate Steve Restarick to Fisher Athletic in March 1991.[2]
Colchester released Pollard in the summer of 1991, as he went on to play for a number of non-league clubs including Bury Town and Heybridge Swifts, where in two spells he became the club's record appearance holder with over 550starts. He separated his spells at Heybridge with a two-year stint at St Albans City, making 93 appearances and scoring nine times, later playing for AFC Sudbury between 2005 and 2007 and briefly Tiptree United before a move to Halstead Town in the summer of 2007.[2] While with Halstead, he became player-assistant manager.[6]
References
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- Living people
- Sportspeople from Chelmsford
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Colchester United F.C. players
- Fisher Athletic F.C. players
- Bury Town F.C. players
- Heybridge Swifts F.C. players
- St Albans City F.C. players
- A.F.C. Sudbury players
- Tiptree United F.C. players
- Halstead Town F.C. players
- The Football League players
