Robert Averell (born 1947) is a retired Northern Irish

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, best remembered for his two spells as a

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in the Irish League with

Ballymena United Ballymena United Football Club is a semi-professional football club from Northern Ireland. Based in Ballymena, County Antrim, the team competes in the NIFL Premiership and plays home matches at the Ballymena Showgrounds which is owned by the Mi ...

. He also played in the

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for Toronto Metros.

Career statistics

Honours

Ballymena United *

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: 1971–72 * Gold Cup: 1974–75

References

Association footballers from County Londonderry Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland NIFL Premiership players Coleraine F.C. players Men's association football central defenders 1947 births Sportspeople from Magherafelt Living people North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Ballymena United F.C. players Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players Northern Ireland men's amateur international footballers Expatriate men's association footballers from Northern Ireland Expatriate sportspeople from Northern Ireland in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada {{Northern-ireland-footy-bio-stub