Rhys Wilmot

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Rhys Wilmot
Personal information
Full name	Rhys Wilmot
Date of birth	February 21, 1962 (1962-02-21) (age 46)
Place of birth	Newport, Wales
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth clubs
1977-1980	Arsenal
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1980-1989 1983 1984 1988 1989-1992 1992-1994 1994-1996 1996-1997	Arsenal → Hereford United (loan) → Leyton Orient (loan) → Swansea City (loan) Plymouth Argyle Grimsby Town Crystal Palace Torquay United	008 0(0) 009 0(0) 046 0(0) 016 0(0) 133 0(0) 033 0(0) 006 0(0) 033 0(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Rhys Wilmot (born 21 February 1962 in Newport) is a retired Welsh footballer.

Wilmot started out at Arsenal, joining as a schoolboy in 1977 before turning professional in 1980. Mainly an understudy to Pat Jennings, George Wood and then John Lukic, Wilmot had loan spells at both Hereford United and Leyton Orient. He had to wait six years until his Arsenal first-team debut, against Aston Villa on March 28, 1986. He had six games deputising for Lukic in 1986-87 before another loan spell, this time at Swansea City.

Unable to break into the first team properly, he left Arsenal in 1989 for Plymouth Argyle. He later played for Grimsby Town, Crystal Palace and Torquay United.

[edit] References

• Rhys Wilmot career stats at Soccerbase