Timothy John Soutar (born 25 February 1946) is an English retired footballer who made one appearance in the Football League for Brentford as an inside left. He went on to have a long career in non-League football and played until the age of 50.

Playing career

Brentford

Soutar began his career as a youth at Fourth Division club Brentford in 1961. He made his only Football League appearance for the club in a 3–1 defeat to Hull City at Griffin Park on 28 April 1964. He played in Brentford's victorious 2–1 1965 London Challenge Cup final victory over Chelsea at Griffin Park. Soutar was released at the end of the 1965–66 season.

Tim Soutar

Non-League football

Soutar dropped into non-League football and joined Southern League First Division club Ashford Town (Kent) in 1966. He went on to play for Gravesend & Northfleet, Salisbury, Dunstable Town, Staines Town, Walton & Hersham, Feltham and Hanwell Town.

Tim Soutar

Managerial and coaching career

After Rob Williams departed Isthmian League Premier Division club Staines Town in October 1980, Soutar and Arthur Rowlands were appointed joint-caretaker managers until the appointment of George Talbot. In 1989, he returned to Brentford to coach in the club's Centre Of Excellence.

Tim Soutar

Honours

Brentford

London Challenge Cup: 1964–65

Career statistics

References

1946 births

Living people

Footballers from Oxford

English men's footballers

Men's association football inside forwards

Brentford F.C. players

Ashford United F.C. players

Ebbsfleet United F.C. players

Salisbury City F.C. players

English Football League players

Dunstable Town F.C. players

Staines Town F.C. players

Walton & Hersham F.C. players

Feltham F.C. (1946) players

Hanwell Town F.C. players

Staines Town F.C. managers

Isthmian League players

Southern Football League players

Isthmian League managers

Brentford F.C. non-playing staff

English football managers