Brian George Yeo (12 April 1944) is an English former

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striker. He spent almost his entire career playing for Gillingham, for whom he holds the all-time record for the most goals scored in the

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Career

Yeo came through the junior ranks at

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but never made a

appearance before

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signed him for Gillingham in 1963. He scored on his debut for the club and went on to become only the second player ever to score 100

goals for the

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club, finishing his career with 136 league goals and 149 in all competitions, both club records which stand to this day. He was the recipient of the club's first ever Player of the Year award in 1969. In the 1973–74 season, he also equalled

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's club record of 31 goals in a season. Yeo was named in the 1973–74 Football League Fourth Division PFA Team of the Year. In 1975, Yeo retired from professional football to concentrate on running a

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in the town, but also had spells managing

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and Canterbury City, the latter role, his last involvement in football, finishing in 1984.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yeo, Brian 1944 births Living people Sportspeople from Worthing English footballers Men's association football forwards Gillingham F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players English Football League players English football managers Folkestone F.C. managers Canterbury City F.C. managers