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.

Gareth Salisbury

Non-league career

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

Gareth Salisbury

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.

Gareth Salisbury

In the 1969 season he made 8 league appearances. In the 1970 season he made 21 league appearances, scoring three goals. The following season he made 17 league appearances, scoring two goals.

International career

He was also capped by Wales at youth international level.

References

External links

Gareth Salisbury at Colchester United Archive Database

Gareth Salisbury at Wrexham AFC Archive

1941 births

Living people

People from Caernarfon

Sportspeople from Gwynedd

Welsh men's footballers

Men's association football forwards

Wrexham A.F.C. players

Norwich City F.C. players

Luton Town F.C. players

Colchester United F.C. players

Chesterfield F.C. players

Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players

Bangor City F.C. players

Brunswick Zebras Football Club players

Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia

Wales men's youth international footballers