Colin Heath

Colin Heath (born 31 December 1983) is an English former footballer who played as a striker or attacking midfielder for Cambridge United, Swindon Town, Chesterfield and Macclesfield Town^[1] and for Belgian club Royal Antwerp.

Colin Heath

Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-12-31) 31 December 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Chesterfield, England
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Darley Dale
1995–1998	Leeds United
1998–2000	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2006	Manchester United	0	(0)
2003–2004	→ Royal Antwerp (loan)	13	(0)
2004–2005	→ Cambridge United (loan)	6	(0)
2005	→ Swindon Town (loan)	11	(1)
2006	Chesterfield	4	(0)
2006–2007	Macclesfield Town	25	(4)
2007–2008	Farsley Celtic	13	(2)
Total		72	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Heath was born in Chesterfield, grew up in Birchover, and played for Darley Dale as a boy. He joined Leeds United's youth system as an 11-year-old, and moved to Manchester United at 14.^[2] He earned his professional contract at the end of 2000. He joined Royal Antwerp of the Belgian First Division on loan in January 2003; he played 13 league games in the 2003–04 season, but saved his goalscoring for friendly matches.^[3] He then joined Football League Two side Cambridge United on a month's loan in late 2004, and made his English first-team debut on 7 December in a 2–1 defeat at home to Scunthorpe United.^[4] He spent the first half of the 2005–06 season on loan to Swindon Town, but scored only once, against Yeovil Town in his home league debut, and struggled to maintain a first-team place.^[5]

He returned to Manchester United in January 2006 and was released, to join Chesterfield until the end of the season.^[2][6] He moved on to Macclesfield Town, linking up with former Manchester United colleague Tommy Lee,^[7] but was released by manager Paul Ince after just one season.^[8] In September 2007, after an extended trial with Chester City, he signed for Farsley Celtic of the Conference National.^[9] Heath struggled to hold down a first-team place due to the form of Damien Reeves.^{[citation needed]} After a handful of appearances, including helping Farsley to reach the last 16 of the FA Trophy for the first time,^[10] he left the club.

Although no longer a professional, Heath still plays football in the Northern Counties East League Division 1 for Knaresborough Town.^[11] He plays cricket for Heslington CC in York.