Colin Sullivan (born 24 June 1951) is an English former

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who played at

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for most of his career. At the time of his debut he was the youngest to play for Plymouth Argyle. As of 2013 he runs a gardening business. He began his career at

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

, training with the amateur players on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and made his debut away to Rotherham United on 19 March 1968, three months before his seventeenth birthday. He remained with the club until June 1974 when he was transferred to Norwich City for £70,000, making his debut for the club on 17 August 1974 against

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. He went on to appear in the 1975 Football League Cup Final for the club losing 1 – 0 to

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...

at Wembley. He moved in February to

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...

where he remained until 1981 and a brief spell at

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'The ...

. He then appeared for Portsmouth and

Swansea City Swansea City Association Football Club (; cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Cymdeithas Dinas Abertawe) is a professional football club based in Swansea, Wales that plays in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Swansea have played their ho ...

before leaving the league in 1986 to play for

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.Past Players
Swansea City

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sullivan, Colin 1951 births Living people English footballers England men's under-23 international footballers English Football League players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Swansea City A.F.C. players Locks Heath F.C. players People from Saltash Men's association football defenders Footballers from Cornwall