Michael Slocombe

Michael Slocombe (3 May 1941 – 30 August 2022)^[1] was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the English Football League for Bristol Rovers.

Michael Slocombe

Personal information
Date of birth	(1941-05-03)3 May 1941
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Date of death	30 August 2022(2022-08-30) (aged 81)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
?–1956	Dings United
1956–1961	Bristol Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961–1963	Bristol Rovers	32	(0)
1963–1967	Welton Rovers
1967–1969	Bath City
1969–1971	Welton Rovers
1971–?	St Philips Marsh Adult School
?–1979	Doug Hillard Sport
1979–1984	Venture United
1984–1990	Hungerford Ferrets
Managerial career
1990–????	St Philips Marsh Adult School
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Slocombe signed his first professional contract with The Pirates in the summer of 1961 and made 32 appearances in two seasons with the club.^[2]

Later life and death

Following a leg break, Slocombe retired from football in 1990. He went on to work as a window cleaner as well as spending 25 years as a relief school caretaker for Bristol City Council. Slocombe died on 30 August 2022.^[3]