Colin Heath

Colin Heath
Personal information
Full name Colin Heath
Date of birth 31 December 1983 (1983-12-31) (age 28)
Place of birth Chesterfield, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Striker
Youth career
000?–? Darley Dale
1995–1998 Leeds United
1998–2000 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2000–2006 Manchester United 0 (0)
2003–2004 → Royal Antwerp (loan) 13 (0)
2004–2005 → Cambridge United (loan) 6 (0)
2005 → Swindon Town (loan) 11 (1)
2006 Chesterfield 4 (0)
2006–2007 Macclesfield Town 25 (4)
2007–2008 Farsley Celtic 13 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Colin Heath (born 31 December 1983) is an English former footballer who played as a striker or attacking midfielder in the Football League for Cambridge United, Swindon Town, Chesterfield and Macclesfield Town[1] and in the Belgian First Division for Royal Antwerp.

Career

Heath was born in Chesterfield, grew up in Birchover, and played for Darley Dale as a boy. He joined Leeds United's youth system as an 11-year-old, and moved to Manchester United at 14.[2] He earned his professional contract at the end of 2000. He joined Royal Antwerp of the Belgian First Division on loan in January 1993; he played 13 league games in the 2003–04 season, but saved his goalscoring for friendly matches.[3] He then joined Football League Two side Cambridge United on a month's loan in late 2004, and made his English first-team debut on 7 December in a 2–1 defeat at home to Scunthorpe United.[4] He spent the first half of the 2005–06 season on loan to Swindon Town, but scored only once, against Yeovil Town in his home league debut, and struggled to maintain a first-team place.[5]

He returned to Manchester United in January 2006 and was released, to join Chesterfield until the end of the season.[2][6] He moved on to Macclesfield Town, linking up with former Manchester United colleague Tommy Lee,[7] but was released by manager Paul Ince after just one season.[8] In September 2007, after an extended trial with Chester City, he signed for Farsley Celtic of the Conference National.[9] Heath struggled to hold down a first-team place due to the form of Damien Reeves. After a handful of appearances, including helping Farsley to reach the last 16 of the FA Trophy for the first time,[10] he left the club.

References

  1. ^ "Colin Heath". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=40492. Retrieved 8 November 2009. 
  2. ^ a b Mitchell, Geoff (3 February 2006). "I Will Put Myself About". Chesterfield F.C. http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/page/PlayerInterviews/0,,10435~777955,00.html. Retrieved 19 November 2009. 
  3. ^ "Colin Heath" (in Dutch). Royal Antwerp F.C. http://www.rafc.be/spelersfiches/spelersfiche.php?id=407. Retrieved 19 November 2009. 
  4. ^ "Cambridge vs Scunthorpe". Cambridge United F.C. 7 December 2004. http://www.cambridge-united.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10423~26154,00.html. Retrieved 19 November 2009. 
  5. ^ "Colin Heath". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Person.asp?PersonID=HEATHCOL. Retrieved 19 November 2009. 
  6. ^ Bartram, Steve (1 February 2006). "Heath leaves/Heaton on loan". Manchester United F.C. http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={B4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70}&newsid=300019. Retrieved 19 November 2009. 
  7. ^ "Lee backs Heath to be success". Macclesfield Express. 2 August 2006. http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/sport/s/515/515930_lee_backs_heath_to_be_success.html. Retrieved 19 November 2009. 
  8. ^ "Ince rings changes at Moss Rose". BBC Sport. 19 May 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/macclesfield_town/6673257.stm. Retrieved 19 November 2009. 
  9. ^ Turner, Neil (13 September 2007). "Accomplished display from Chester reserves". Liverpool Daily Post. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/sport/liverpool-football/2007/09/13/non_league-accomplished-display-from-chester-reserves-64375-19782329/. Retrieved 19 November 2009. 
  10. ^ "Farsley Celtic set up a plum home tie". Farsley Today (Johnston Press). 2 August 2006. http://www.farsleytoday.co.uk/farsleyceltic/Match-report-Farsley-Celtic-set.3723711.jp. Retrieved 19 November 2009. 

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