Roger Osborne

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Roger Osborne
Personal information
Full name	Roger Charles Osborne
Date of birth	(1950-03-09) 9 March 1950
Place of birth	Otley, East Suffolk, England
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Grundisburgh
1973–1981	Ipswich Town	124	(9)
1979	→ Detroit Express (loan)	22	(2)
1981–1986	Colchester United	206	(11)
–	Sudbury Town
–	Braintree Town
–	Felixstowe Port & Town
–	Westerfield
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

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

Biography

Born in Otley, Suffolk in 1950, Osborne was signed by Ipswich Town from Suffolk & Ipswich League club Grundisburgh in March 1971.^[1] He made his league debut on October 27, 1973 against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Portman Road, Ipswich Town winning 2-0.

In 1978 he was part of the Ipswich team that won the FA Cup against Arsenal, scoring the winning goal in a 1-0 victory. His celebration upon scoring the winning goal caused him to faint and be substituted with only ten minutes of the match remaining.^[2] In 1979 he was loaned to NASL side Detroit Express, for whom he played 22 matches.

In 1981 he moved to Colchester United where he played out until 1986, making over 200 appearances. After retiring from professional football, he worked as a lorry driver and at the Willis Faber Sports Centre in Rushmere St Andrew, which was run by former Colchester manager Dick Graham. He also played for non-League clubs Sudbury Town, Braintree Town, Felixstowe Port & Town and SIL club Westerfield, whom he also managed.^[3]

Today Osborne is the manager of the sports centre, now known as the Rushmere Sports Centre.^[3]

Honours

Ipswich Town

FA Cup winner 1978

References

↑ Roger Osborne Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
↑ 1978 - Osbourne's year BBC Sport, 10 May 2001
↑ 3.0 3.1 Soccer: Osborne is proof that dreams do come true Echo, 2 July 2001

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Awards

v t e 1981–82 Football League Fourth Division PFA Team of the Year

GK: Keith Waugh DF: Ces Podd DF: Paul Hilton DF: Colin Methven DF: Steve Sherlock MF: Billy Kellock MF: Roger Osborne MF: Micky Gynn FW: Bobby Campbell FW: Mark Chamberlain FW: Craig Madden

Colchester United F.C. – Player of the Year

1965: Ames
1966: Hall
1967: Forbes
1968: Trevis
1969: Hall
1970: Jones
1971: Crawford
1972: Cook
1973: Mahon
1974: Harford
1975: Froggatt
1976: L. Smith
1977: Dowman
1978: Leslie
1979: Wignall
1980: Walker
1981: Walker
1982: Bremner
1983: Walker
1984: Wignall
1985: Chamberlain
1986: Osborne
1987: Hedman
1988: Hill
1989: Hill
1990: Marmon
1991: Barrett
1992: N. Smith
1993: Roberts
1994: Kinsella
1995: Whitton
1996: Kinsella
1997: Fry
1998: Wilkins
1999: Greene
2000: Greene
2001: Stockwell
2002: Duguid
2003: S. Brown
2004: White
2005: Baldwin
2006: W. Brown
2007: Cureton
2008: Jackson
2009: Hammond
2010: Williams
2011: Perkins
2012: Odejayi
2013: Ibehre

Persondata
Name	Roger Osborne
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	9 March 1950
Place of birth	Otley, Suffolk, England
Date of death
Place of death

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