Roger Wosahlo

Roger Wosahlo
Personal information
Full name Roger Frank Wosahlo
Date of birth 11 September 1947
Place of birth Cambridge, England
Date of death 10 January 2015(2015-01-10) (aged 67)
Place of death Ipswich, England
Playing position Winger
Youth career
Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1967 Chelsea 1 (0)
1967–1968 Ipswich Town 1 (0)
1968–1969 Peterborough United 15 (1)
1969–1970 Ipswich Town 1 (0)
1970–1973 Rangers

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Roger Frank Wosahlo (11 September 1947 – 10 January 2015) was an English professional footballer.

Career

Born in Cambridge,[1] Wosahlo was an England schoolboys international.[2] He joined the Chelsea youth system, and went on to become top scorer in their youth team.[3] He made his first-team debut during the 1966–67 season as a substitute against Stoke City on 22 April 1967,[4] but did not make any further appearances, and joined Ipswich Town in July 1967.[5]

He became a regular reserve team player, but made only one first team appearance during the 1967–68 season in a 4–1 win at Huddersfield Town on 16 September 1967,[6] setting up two of Ipswich's four goals.[3] He joined Peterborough United at the end of the season. After making 15 league appearances for Peterborough in 1968–69, he returned to Ipswich. However, he was unable to become a first team regular, making only a single appearance during the 1969–70 season in a 2–2 draw with Liverpool on 18 October 1969.[6] He subsequently moved to South Africa to play for the Johannesburg-based Rangers, where he played for three seasons.[7]

Wosahlo later returned to the Ipswich area, settling in Belstead.[3] He became player-manager at Suffolk & Ipswich League club Waterside,[8] and went on to become involved with Ipswich Wanderers for over two decades, including holding the position of Development Manager.[9] He died on 10 January 2015 at the age of 67 due to cancer.[5]

References

  1. Roger Wosahlo Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
  2. Roger Wosahlo Thurlow Nunn League
  3. 1 2 3 Back and Blue – The stars who came back Evening Star, 30 July 2008
  4. Roger Wosahlo Stamford Bridge
  5. 1 2 Former Blue Wosahlo Dies TWTD.co.uk, 10 January 2015
  6. 1 2 Roger Wosahlo Pride of Anglia
  7. Mixed emotions on Roger's big night Evening Star, 6 March 2007
  8. Waterside FC Green 'Un
  9. Ipswich Wanderers reserves hoping to switch Thurlow Nunn Reserve League for Touchline Suffolk & Ipswich League next season Green 'Un, 29 March 2014
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