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David Rollo (footballer)

David Rollo
Personal information
Full name David Rollo
Date of birth (1891-08-26)26 August 1891
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of death 17 February 1963(1963-02-17) (aged 71)
Place of death Blackpool, England
Playing position Right-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Brantwood
Cliftonville
Distillery
West End
Mountpottinger
Linfield
1919–1927 Blackburn Rovers 207 (5)
1927–1929 Port Vale 2 (0)
Fleetwood Windsor Villa
National team
1912–1926 Ireland (IFA) 16 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

David Rollo (26 August 1891 – 17 February 1963) was an Ireland (IFA) international footballer.

Rollo played his football in Northern Ireland and Wales with Brantwood, Cliftonville, Distillery, West End, Mountpottinger and Linfield, before joining English side Blackburn Rovers. He left Rovers for Second Division club Port Vale in August 1927, and made his debut in a 2–2 draw with Nottingham Forest at The Old Recreation Ground on 27 August. He only played one further game in 1927–28 and did not feature in 1928–29, before he was given a free transfer in May 1929. He later moved on to Fleetwood Windsor Villa.

Rollo earned sixteen caps for Ireland between 1912 and 1926.


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