Colin Addison
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 May 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Taunton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward, Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1961 | York City | 87 | (28) |
| 1961–1966 | Nottingham Forest | 160 | (62) |
| 1966–1967 | Arsenal | 28 | (9) |
| 1967–1971 | Sheffield United | 94 | (22) |
| 1971–1973 | Hereford United | 44 | (6) |
| Total | 413 | (127) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1971–1974 | Hereford United (player-manager) | ||
| 1975–1976 | Durban City | ||
| 1976–1977 | Notts County (assistant) | ||
| 1977–1978 | Newport County | ||
| 1979–1980 | West Bromwich Albion (assistant) | ||
| 1980–1982 | Derby County | ||
| 1982–1985 | Newport County | ||
| 1985–1986 | Al-Ahli (Doha) | ||
| 1986–1987 | Celta Vigo | ||
| 1987–1988 | West Bromwich Albion (assistant) | ||
| 1988–1989 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 1990–1990 | Cádiz | ||
| 1990–1991 | Hereford United | ||
| 1992–1993 | Al-Arabi Kuwait | ||
| 1993–1994 | Cádiz | ||
| 1995–1996 | Badajoz | ||
| 1996–1998 | Merthyr Tydfil | ||
| 1999–2000 | Scarborough | ||
| 2000–2001 | Yeovil Town | ||
| 2001–2002 | Swansea City | ||
| 2002–2003 | Forest Green Rovers | ||
| 2004 | Barry Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Colin Addison (born 18 May 1940) is an English former professional footballer and manager.
Born in Taunton, Somerset, Addison started his playing career with York City before moving to Nottingham Forest, Arsenal and Sheffield United. His managerial career started when he took the post of player-manager of Hereford United in 1971 during their famous 1971–72 FA Cup run, which saw them defeat Newcastle United.
Since then Addison has managed a wide variety of clubs in the UK, as well as in Spain, South Africa, Kuwait and Qatar.
Addison was born in Taunton but brought up in York. He joined York City as an amateur and turned professional in May 1957.
In his second season, he scored 10 league goals helped York win promotion to the recently created Third Division, and midway through the 1960–61 season he was transferred to First Division side Nottingham Forest for £12,000, a then-record fee for City.
Addison was a regular at the City Ground scoring 62 goals in 160 league appearances, before being signed by Bertie Mee's Arsenal in 1966 for £45,000. His time at Highbury was hampered by injury and, after scoring an average of 1 goal in every 3 games for the Gunners, he was sold to First Division side Sheffield United at the end of the 1967 season.
Addison joined United on the recommendation of assistant manager Andy Beattie who he had played with whilst at Nottingham Forest, signing for £40,000. Signed as a centre forward and provide goals, he remained a first-team regular until the 1971 season where, when he opted to move into management, joining leading non-league side Hereford United as player-manager.
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