Roger Osborne

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Roger Osborne
Personal information
Full name Roger Charles Osborne
Date of birth March 9, 1950 (1950-03-09) (age 58)
Place of birth    Otley, England
Playing position Midfield
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1971-1981
1979
1981-
Ipswich Town
Detroit Express (loan)
Colchester Utd
124 (9)
 ? (?)
206 (11)
   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Roger Osborne (born 9 March 1950, in Otley, Suffolk) is a former professional footballer who is best known for scoring the winning goal in the 1978 FA Cup Final.

He played for Ipswich for eleven years where he won the FA Cup in 1978 against Arsenal. His celebration upon scoring the winning goal caused him to faint and be substituted with only ten minutes of the match remaining.

He moved to Colchester United in 1981 where he played out the rest of his professional career, making over 200 appearances.

[edit] Honours

[edit] As a player

Ipswich Town

  • FA Cup winner 1978

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Persondata
NAME Roger Osborne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 9 March 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Otley, Suffolk, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH