Neville Roach
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 September 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Reading, Berkshire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Basingstoke Town (U21 Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1996 | Reading | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1999 | Reading | 16 | (1) |
| 1998 | → Kingstonian (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 1998 | → Slough Town (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 1999 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Southend United | 16 | (2) |
| 2000 | → Stevenage Borough (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2000 | Kingstonian | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Eastern Pride | 12 | (5) |
| 2001 | St Albans City | 4 | (0) |
| 2001 | Frickley Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | Oldham Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | Torquay United | 12 | (1) |
| 2001 | Stevenage Borough | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Slough Town | 23 | (14) |
| 2002–2005 | Basingstoke Town | 125 | (47) |
| 2005–2006 | Eastleigh | 23 | (7) |
| 2005–2006 | → Oxford United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Maidenhead United (loan) | 9 | (5) |
| 2006–2007 | Basingstoke Town | 16 | (2) |
| 2007 | Maidenhead United | 25 | (8) |
| 2007 | → Harrow Borough (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Farnborough | 10 | (7) |
| 2008 | Uxbridge | 21 | (7) |
| 2008–2009 | Didcot Town | ? | (15) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010–2012 | Hartley Wintney | ||
| 2012 | Thatcham Town | ||
| 2016 | Badshot Lea | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Neville Roach (born 29 September 1978) is an English former professional footballer.
Roach was born in Reading and began his career as an apprentice with Reading, turning professional in August 1996. His league debut came on 26 April 1997, when he scored the first goal in a 2–0 victory home over Oldham Athletic. Despite this impressive start, he found it difficult to establish himself and joined Kingstonian on loan in January 1998.
In August 1998, out of favour at the start of the new season, he joined Slough Town on loan, scoring twice in 11 Isthmian League games. His debut goal for Reading turned out to be his only goal for the club, as he failed to find the net in four other starts, or 11 substitute appearances.
In January 1999, Roach was told by Reading manager Tommy Burns that he was free to leave and began talks with Conference side Stevenage Borough. On 23 February 1999 he joined Wycombe Wanderers on loan, playing for their reserves the following day.
This was to be his only appearance for Wycombe as on 26 February he joined Southend United on loan, with the move being made permanent on 3 March, costing the Shrimpers £30,000. He made his Southend debut on 27 February in a 3–0 defeat away to Cambridge United and scored on his home debut on 6 March as Southend beat Swansea City 2–0. Despite this start he found it difficult to keep his place and was loaned to Stevenage Borough.
In February 2000, knowing that he would be released at the end of the season, Roach was allowed to join Chester City on trial, followed by a further one-week trial at Scarborough in March 2000. Nothing came of the trials, and at the end of the season he was released by Southend, having played only five games. In March 2000 he was called up by the Cayman Islands for their World Cup Qualifiers, but flew home from Cuba after FIFA blocked Roach and six other British-based players from playing.
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