Brian Strutt

Brian Strutt
Personal information
Full name Brian John Strutt
Date of birth (1959-09-21)21 September 1959
Place of birth Valletta, Malta
Date of death 19 March 2023(2023-03-19) (aged 63)
Place of death Kawerau, New Zealand
Position Striker
Youth career
Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1980 Sheffield Wednesday 2 (0)
Matlock Town
Gisborne City
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brian John Strutt (21 September 1959 – 19 March 2023) was a Maltese professional footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Born in Valletta, Strutt made two appearances in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday in the 1979–80 season.

He later played non-league football for Matlock Town, before playing in New Zealand for Gisborne City, where he scored in the final of the 1987 Chatham Cup.

He died on 19 March 2023, in Kawerau, having previously worked as a retail manager.

References

  1. 1 2 "Brian Strutt". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Player profile". Sheffield Wednesday Archive. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  4. ↑ Brian Strutt at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  5. ↑ Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. pp. 80-81
  6. ↑ "Will inquiries advertised in May 2023". New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa. 27 April 2023.