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{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Roger Joseph
| image = 
| fullname = Roger Anthony Joseph<ref name="Hugman" />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1965|12|24}}
| birth_place = [[Paddington]], England
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}<ref name="Soccerbase" />
| position = [[Right back]]
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1983
| youthclubs1 = [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]
| youthyears2 = 1983–1984
| youthclubs2 = [[Southall F.C.|Southall]]
| years1 = 1984–1988
| clubs1 = [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]
| caps1 = 105
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 1988–1996
| clubs2 = [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]]
| caps2 = 162
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1995
| clubs3 = → [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] (loan)
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1996
| clubs4 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1996–1997
| clubs5 = [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]]
| caps5 = 14
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 1997
| clubs6 = [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
| caps6 = 2
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 1997–2000
| clubs7 = [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]]
| caps7 = 53
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2001
| clubs8 = [[Southall F.C.|Southall]]
| caps8 = 0
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2001–2002
| clubs9 = [[King's Lynn F.C.|King's Lynn]]
| caps9 = 5
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2003
| clubs10 = [[AFC Wimbledon]]
| caps10 = 0
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2003–2004
| clubs11 = [[Leatherhead F.C.|Leatherhead]]
| caps11 = 
| goals11 = 
| years12 = 2004
| clubs12 = [[Southall F.C.|Southall]]
| caps12 = 2
| goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2004–2005
| clubs13 = [[AFC Wimbledon]]
| caps13 = 0
| goals13 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1991
| nationalteam1 = [[England B national football team|England B]]
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

'''Roger Anthony Joseph''' (born 24 December 1965) is an English former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[right back]], best remembered for his time in the [[The Football League|Football League]] with [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] and [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]. He won two caps for [[England B]] at international level.

== Club career ==

=== Brentford ===
Joseph began his career alongside his older brother [[Francis Joseph (footballer)|Francis]] at [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] club [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] and rejoined the club in October 1984, after having been released as a junior and then playing [[non-League football]] for [[Southall F.C.|Southall]].<ref name="Hugman">{{Hugman|accessdate=5 November 2015|id=10588}}</ref><ref name="Haynes">{{Cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |publisher=Yore Publications |year=2006 |isbn=978-0955294914 |location=Harefield |page=90}}</ref> He made his senior debut on the final day of the [[1984–85 Brentford F.C. season|1984–85]] season in a 1–1 draw with [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] and attempted to establish himself as the club's first choice right back during the [[1985–86 Brentford F.C. season|1985–86]] and [[1986–87 Brentford F.C. season|1986–87]] seasons,<ref name="White">{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |pages=398–399}}</ref> before excelling in [[1987–88 Brentford F.C. season|1987–88]] and winning Brentford's Players' Player of the Year award.<ref name="Haynes" /> His performances also saw him voted into the Third Division [[PFA Team of the Year (1980s)|PFA Team of the Year]] and he became the first Brentford player to receive the accolade.<ref name="Haynes" /> He departed [[Griffin Park]] for a club record £150,000 fee in August 1988, having made 122 appearances and scored two goals for the Bees.<ref name="Haynes" />

=== Wimbledon ===
Joseph signed for [[Football League First Division|First Division]] club and reigning [[FA Cup]] holders [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] in August 1988 for a £150,000 fee.<ref name="Haynes" /> He began his time with the Dons as a regular but drifted out of contention by the [[1993–94 Wimbledon F.C. season|1993–94]] season, making just 13 league appearances, before managing just three appearances in the [[1994–95 Wimbledon F.C. season|following season]] (ending the season on loan at First Division club Millwall) and remaining absent for the entirety of [[1995–96 Wimbledon F.C. season|1995–96]].<ref name="11v11">{{Cite web |title=Roger Joseph |url=http://www.11v11.com/players/roger-joseph-34631/ |access-date=21 December 2016 |website=11v11.com}}</ref><ref name="Soccerbase" /> Joseph was released in May 1996 after making 199 appearances without scoring.<ref name="Soccerbase">{{Soccerbase|id=4016}}</ref>

=== Later career ===
Joseph had a spell with [[Premier League]] club [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] during the early months of the [[1996–97 Chelsea F.C. season|1996–97]] season and made five appearances for the club's [[Chelsea F.C. Reserves and Academy|reserve team]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1996–97 season London Combination League |url=http://thechels.info/wiki/1996-97_season_London_Combination_League |access-date=5 November 2015 |website=TheChels.info – The Chelsea Football Club Wiki}}</ref> He joined Third Division club [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]] on a non-contract basis on 22 November 1996 and made 14 appearances before joined First Division club [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] on non-contract terms on 28 February 1997.<ref name="Soccerbase" /><ref name="Soccerbase9697">{{Soccerbase season|4016|1996|access-date=5 November 2015}}</ref><ref name="BBB80s">{{Cite book |last=Croxford |first=Mark |title=The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties |last2=Lane |first2=David |last3=Waterman |first3=Greville |publisher=Legends Publishing |year=2011 |isbn=978-1906796716 |location=Sunbury, Middlesex |pages=352–353}}</ref> He made just two substitute appearances in March 1997, before departing the club at the end of the [[1996–97 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season|1996–97]] season.<ref name="Soccerbase9697" />

Joseph returned to Leyton Orient on 3 August 1997.<ref name="Soccerbase" /> He was a regular pick during the [[1997–98 Football League Third Division|1997–98]] and [[1998–99 Football League Third Division|1998–99]] seasons and helped Orient to the [[1999 Football League Third Division play-off final|1999 Third Division play-off final]], which was lost 1–0 to [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]].<ref name="Soccerbase9798">{{Soccerbase season|4016|1997|access-date=21 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="Soccerbase9899">{{Soccerbase season|4016|1998|access-date=5 November 2015}}</ref> Joseph made just one appearance during the [[1999–2000 Football League Third Division|1999–00]] season and was released at the end of the campaign,<ref name="Soccerbase9900" /> after making 77 appearances across his two spells at Brisbane Road.<ref name="Soccerbase" />

=== Non-League football ===
After his release from Leyton Orient, Joseph dropped into non-League football and played for [[King's Lynn F.C.|King's Lynn]], [[Leatherhead F.C.|Leatherhead]] and had two spells with former club Southall.<ref name="soccerfacts0102">{{Cite web |title=Player Details: Season 2001-2002 Roger Joseph |url=http://soccerfactsuk.co.uk/s2001/player_details.php?playerid=6377 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118182206/http://soccerfactsuk.co.uk/s2001/player_details.php?playerid=6377 |archive-date=18 January 2018 |access-date=18 January 2018 |website=SoccerFacts UK}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} He had two spells with [[AFC Wimbledon]] during the [[2003–04 Combined Counties Football League|2003–04]] and [[2004–05 Isthmian League|2004–05]] seasons and though he did not make any competitive appearances, he became one of the first players to play for both Wimbledon and its [[Phoenix club (sports)|phoenix club]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFC Wimbledon {{!}} Player Profile {{!}} Roger Joseph |url=http://www.wimbledonheritage.co.uk/players.php?Psection_id=3&Psub_section_id=3&apps=1&player_id=157&squad=37&position=Defender |access-date=5 November 2015 |website=www.wimbledonheritage.co.uk |archive-date=20 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220063253/http://www.wimbledonheritage.co.uk/players.php?Psection_id=3&Psub_section_id=3&apps=1&player_id=157&squad=37&position=Defender |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== International career ==
Joseph won two [[England B]] caps during the second half of the [[1990–91 in English football|1990–91]] season, starting in wins over [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]] and [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland B]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=England – International Results B-Team – Details |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-b-intres-det.html |access-date=5 November 2015 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Joseph is of [[Dominica]]n descent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kings of the Castle: Francis Joseph |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/kings-of-the-castle-francis-joseph |access-date=5 September 2022 |website=www.brentfordfc.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> His brother [[Francis Joseph (footballer)|Francis]] and nephew Zak are also footballers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ex-Sheffield United and Reading striker inspires son |url=http://www.getbucks.co.uk/sport/football/news/ex-sheffield-united-reading-striker-inspires-6708743 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812070438/http://www.getbucks.co.uk/sport/football/news/ex-sheffield-united-reading-striker-inspires-6708743 |archive-date=12 August 2014 |access-date=5 November 2015 |website=getbucks}}</ref> Prior to his return to professional football with Brentford in 1984, Joseph worked as a [[painter and decorator]].<ref name="BBB80s" />

== Career statistics ==
{{Expand section|date=December 2016}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
! rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Season
! colspan="3" |League
! colspan="2" |FA Cup
! colspan="2" |League Cup
! colspan="2" |Other
! colspan="2" |Total
|-
!Division
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]
|[[1984–85 Brentford F.C. season|1984–85]]<ref name="White" />
| rowspan="4" |[[Football League Third Division|Third Division]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|1
|0
|-
|[[1985–86 Brentford F.C. season|1985–86]]<ref name="White" />
|28
|1
|0
|0
|2
|0
|3<ref name="FLT" group="lower-alpha" />
|0
|33
|1
|-
|[[1986–87 Brentford F.C. season|1986–87]]<ref name="White" />
|33
|1
|1
|0
|2
|0
|3<ref name="FLT" group="lower-alpha" />
|0
|38
|1
|-
|[[1987–88 Brentford F.C. season|1987–88]]<ref name="White" />
|43
|0
|1
|0
|2
|0
|3<ref name="FLT" group="lower-alpha" />
|0
|49
|0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!105
!2
!2
!0
!6
!0
!9
!0
!122
!2
|-
| rowspan="8" |[[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]]
|[[1988–89 Wimbledon F.C. season|1988–89]]<ref name="WorldFootball">{{WorldFootball.net|roger-joseph}}</ref>
| rowspan="4" |[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|31
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|31
|0
|-
|[[1989–90 Wimbledon F.C. season|1989–90]]<ref name="WorldFootball" />
|19
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|19
|0
|-
|[[1990–91 Wimbledon F.C. season|1990–91]]<ref name="WorldFootball" />
|38
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|38
|0
|-
|[[1991–92 Wimbledon F.C. season|1991–92]]<ref name="WorldFootball" />
|26
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|26
|0
|-
|[[1992–93 Wimbledon F.C. season|1992–93]]<ref name="11v11" />
| rowspan="3" |[[Premier League]]
|32
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
| colspan="2" |—
|32
|0
|-
|[[1993–94 Wimbledon F.C. season|1993–94]]<ref name="11v11" />
|13
|0
|1
|0
|1
|0
| colspan="2" |—
|15
|0
|-
|[[1994–95 Wimbledon F.C. season|1994–95]]<ref name="11v11" />
|3
|0
|0
|0
|2
|0
| colspan="2" |—
|3
|0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!162
!0
!12
!0
!19
!0
!6
!0
!199
!0
|-
|[[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] (loan)
|[[1994–95 Football League First Division|1994–95]]<ref name="Soccerbase" />
|First Division
|5
|0
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
|5
|0
|-
|[[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]]
|[[1996–97 Football League Third Division|1996–97]]<ref name="Soccerbase9697" />
|Third Division
|14
|0
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
|0
|0
|14
|0
|-
|[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
|[[1996–97 Football League First Division|1996–97]]<ref name="Soccerbase9697" />
|First Division
|2
|0
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
|2
|0
|-
| rowspan="4" |Leyton Orient
|[[1997–98 Football League Third Division|1997–98]]<ref name="Soccerbase9798" />
| rowspan="3" |Third Division
|25
|0
|1
|0
|3
|0
|1<ref name="FLT" group="lower-alpha">Appearances in [[Football League Trophy]]</ref>
|0
|30
|0
|-
|[[1998–99 Football League Third Division|1998–99]]<ref name="Soccerbase9899" />
|27
|0
|1
|0
|2
|0
|2<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in [[Football League Third Division play-offs|Third Division play-offs]]</ref>
|0
|32
|0
|-
|[[1999–2000 Football League Third Division|1999–00]]<ref name="Soccerbase9900">{{Soccerbase season|4016|1999|access-date=21 December 2016}}</ref>
|1
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|1
|0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!67
!0
!2
!0
!5
!0
!3
!0
!77
!0
|-
|[[King's Lynn F.C.|King's Lynn]]
|[[2001–02 Southern Football League|2001–02]]<ref name="soccerfacts0102" />
|[[Southern Football League|Southern League]] Premier Division
|5
|0
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
|0
|0
|5
|0
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!358
!0
!16
!0
!30
!0
!18
!0
!422
!0
|}
<references group="lower-alpha" />

== Honours ==
* [[PFA Team of the Year (1980s)|Third Division PFA Team of the Year]]: [[1987–88 Brentford F.C. season|1987–88]]<ref name="Haynes" />
* [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford Players' Player of the Year]]: 1987–88{{Sfn|Croxford|Lane|Waterman|2011|p=383}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Soccerbase}}
*{{Premier League player|588<!-- /Roger-Joseph/overview -->}}

{{1987–88 Football League Third Division PFA Team of the Year}}

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