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Gareth Salisbury
Personal information
Date of birth	11 March 1941 (age 83)
Place of birth	Caernarfon, Wales
Position(s)	Inside forward
Youth career
	Wrexham
Senior career*
Years	Team
1959–1962	Wrexham
1962–1963	Norwich City
1963–1964	Luton Town
1964–1965	Colchester United
1965–1966	Chesterfield
	Kidderminster Harriers
	Bangor City
1969–1971	Juventus
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gareth Salisbury (born 11 March 1941) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a forward in The Football League.

Club career

Football League career

His career in the Football league saw him play for Wrexham, Norwich City, Luton Town, Colchester United and Chesterfield.^[1]

Non-league career

He also went on to represent Kidderminster Harriers, where he scored five goals in ten appearances between 1967 and 1968^[2] and Bangor City in the English non-leagues.

Australia

He later moved to Melbourne in Australia to play in the Victoria State League for Juventus and was voted Player of the Year in 1970 when the team won the grand slam, consisting of the Victorian State League and Australia Cup, the first national football competition.^[3]

In the 1969 season he made 8 league appearances.^[4] In the 1970 season he made 21 league appearances, scoring three goals.^[5] The following season he made 17 league appearances, scoring two goals.^[6]

International career

He was also capped by Wales at youth international level.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Gareth Salisbury". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^ "Gareth Salisbury". Colchester United Archive Database. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^ Profile - Gareth Salisbury^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "1969 Victorian State League Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^ "1970 Victorian State League Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^ "1971 Victorian State League Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^ "Gareth Salisbury". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

External links

Gareth Salisbury at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Gareth Salisbury at Colchester United Archive Database
Gareth Salisbury at Wrexham AFC Archive

[Hugman-1] "Gareth Salisbury". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

[2] "Gareth Salisbury". Colchester United Archive Database. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

[3] Profile - Gareth Salisbury^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[4] "1969 Victorian State League Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

[5] "1970 Victorian State League Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

[6] "1971 Victorian State League Results". Oz Football. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

[7] "Gareth Salisbury". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

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