David Rollo (footballer)

David Rollo
	Rollo with Ireland in 1914
Personal information
Full name	David Rollo
Date of birth	26 August 1891
Place of birth	Belfast, Ireland
Date of death	17 February 1963 (aged 71)
Place of death	Blackpool, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s)	Half-back; right-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Brantwood
	Cliftonville
	Distillery
	West End
	Mountpottinger
	Linfield
1919–1927	Blackburn Rovers
1927–1929	Port Vale
	Fleetwood Windsor Villa
International career
1912–1926	Ireland (IFA)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Club career[edit]

Rollo played his football in Northern Ireland and Wales with Brantwood, Cliftonville, Distillery, West End, Mountpottinger and Linfield, before joining English side Blackburn Rovers for a £2,000 fee in December 1919.^[2] Predominantly a half-back, he was nevertheless played at right-back at Ewood Park following the retirement of Bob Crompton.^[2] 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.^[1] 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.^[1] He later moved on to Fleetwood Windsor Villa.^[1]

Rollo earned sixteen caps for Ireland between 1912 and 1926.

Source:^[3]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Blackburn Rovers	1919–20	First Division	15	0	2	0	17	0
	1920–21	First Division	31	2	0	0	31	2
	1921–22	First Division	25	0	5	1	30	1
	1922–23	First Division	29	2	1	0	30	2
	1923–24	First Division	40	1	1	0	41	1
	1924–25	First Division	28	0	8	0	36	0
	1925–26	First Division	37	0	1	0	38	0
	1926–27	First Division	2	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		207	5	18	1	225	6
Port Vale	1927–28	Second Division	2	0	0	0	2	0

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 253. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. ASIN 0952915200.
^ ^a ^b ^c Jackman, Mike (1994). Blackburn Rovers : the official encyclopaedia. Derby: Breedon. p. 1. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
^ David Rollo at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
^ "David Rollo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 July 2016.