Robert Heath (footballer)

Robert Heath
Personal information
Full nameRobert Heath[1]
Date of birth31 August 1978[1]
Place of birthNewcastle-under-Lyme, England[1]
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–2001Stoke City19(0)
2001–2002Stafford Rangers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

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

Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1997–98 Division One 6000000060
1998–99 Division Two 100000020120
1999–2000 3010100050
2000–01 0000110011
Career Total 190102120241
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League play-offs, and Football League Trophy.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.