| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Colin Corbishley | ||
| Date of birth | (1939-06-13)13 June 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Date of death | 28 May 2015(2015-05-28) (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Halton, Cheshire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1962 | Port Vale | 11 | (0) |
| 1962–1965 | Chester | 83 | (11) |
| Stafford Rangers | |||
| Prescot Town | |||
| Total | 94+ | (11+) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Colin Corbishley (13 June 1939 – 28 May 2015) was an English footballer who played as a midfielder for Port Vale, Chester, Stafford Rangers, and Prescot Town.
Career
Corbishley joined Port Vale as an amateur in June 1959 and signed as a professional in October. He made his debut on 17 October 1960, in a League Cup 2–2 draw with Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road. He played a further two League Cup and three Third Division matches that season. Used as a rotation player by manager Norman Low, he featured only in eight of the last nine games of the 1961–62 season before being released from Vale Park in May 1962. He moved on to Bill Lambton's Chester and scored 11 goals in 83 Fourth Division games as the "Seals" finished in the re-election zone in 1962–63 before rising to 12th and eighth place in 1963–64 and 1964–65 under new manager Peter Hauser. After leaving Sealand Road, Corbishley played for Stafford Rangers and Prescot Town.
Career statistics
Source:
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Port Vale | 1960–61 | Third Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1961–62 | Third Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Chester | 1962–63 | Fourth Division | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| 1963–64 | Fourth Division | 41 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 8 | |
| 1964–65 | Fourth Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 83 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 91 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 94 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 105 | 12 | ||
References
- ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 68. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ "Colin Corbishley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- Colin Corbishley at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)