Colin Withers

Colin Withers
Personal information
Full name	Colin Charles Withers
Date of birth	21 March 1940
Place of birth	Erdington, Birmingham, England
Date of death	28 December 2020 (aged 80)
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1956–1957	West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years	Team
1957–1964	Birmingham City
1964–1969	Aston Villa
1969–1970	Lincoln City
1970–1971	Go Ahead Eagles
1972–1973	Atherstone Town
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Colin Charles Withers (21 March 1940 – 28 December 2020) was an English professional footballer who made 245 appearances in the Football League^[4] and a further 29 in the Eredivisie.^[5] He played as a goalkeeper, making more than 100 appearances for both Birmingham City and Aston Villa. He also appeared briefly for Lincoln City, before playing in the Netherlands for Go Ahead Eagles. He was capped for England at schoolboy level.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
^ "Colin Withers (1940–2020)". Aston Villa F.C. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ Jordan Withers [@jaywith23] (29 December 2020). "unfortunately ex Villa goalkeeper 1964-1969, Colin Withers (The Cat), passed away peacefully late last night surrounded by his family" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Colin Withers". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
^ "Colin Withers". Voetbal International. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2010.

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