| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian George Yeo | ||
| Date of birth | (1944-04-12)12 April 1944 (age 80) | ||
| Place of birth | Worthing, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1959–1961 | Portsmouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1963 | Portsmouth[1] | 0 | (0) |
| 1963–1975 | Gillingham[2] | 356 | (136) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1975–1978 | Folkestone | ||
| 1979–1984 | Canterbury City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Brian George Yeo (12 April 1944) is an English formerfootballstriker. He spent almost his entire career playing forGillingham, for whom he holds the all-time record for the most goals scored in theFootball League.
Yeo came through the junior ranks atPortsmouth but never made aFootball League appearance beforeFreddie Cox signed him forGillingham in 1963. He scored on his debut for the club and went on to become only the second player ever to score 100Football League goals for theKent club, finishing his career with 136 league goals and 149 in all competitions, both club records which stand to this day. He was the recipient of the club's first ever Player of the Year award in 1969.[3] In the 1973–74 season, he also equalledErnie Morgan's club record of 31 goals in a season.[2] Yeo was named in the1973–74 Football League Fourth Division PFA Team of the Year.[4]
In 1975, Yeo retired from professional football to concentrate on running anewsagent's in the town, but also had spells managingFolkestone andCanterbury City, the latter role, his last involvement in football, finishing in 1984.[2]
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