# Jimmy Rollo > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jimmy_Rollo > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jimmy_Rollo.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Rollo > Source revision: 1309793723 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **James Stuart Rollo** (born 22 May 1976) is an English former [footballer](/source/Association_football) who was the assistant manager of [Bath City](/source/Bath_City_F.C.) until 2021. ## Career Born in [Wisbech](/source/Wisbech), Rollo began his career at [Walsall](/source/Walsall_F.C.) as a trainee but made just one first-team appearance for the side in the [Football League Trophy](/source/Football_League_Trophy) as a substitute before being released.[1] He instead joined [Cardiff City](/source/Cardiff_City_F.C.) on non-contract terms, making his debut on 31 January 1997 in a 4–1 win over [Fulham](/source/Fulham_F.C.) after returning from a short loan spell at [Bath City](/source/Bath_City_F.C.). In his first season at [Ninian Park](/source/Ninian_Park), Rollo made seventeen appearances including playing in the play-off semi-final first leg defeat to [Northampton Town](/source/Northampton_Town_F.C.). The following season, he scored his first professional goal during his career with a header against [Southend United](/source/Southend_United_F.C.) in the [League Cup](/source/Football_League_Cup) on 12 August 1997. However, in doing so Rollo collided with the post and was taken to hospital after being knocked unconscious.[2] He made just eight more appearances for the side before being allowed to leave at the end of the season following a loan spell in the [Welsh Premier League](/source/Welsh_Premier_League) with [Ebbw Vale](/source/Ebbw_Vale_F.C.). He moved to [Forest Green Rovers](/source/Forest_Green_Rovers_F.C.),[3] where he spent one season but struggled to hold down a place in the first team and returned to Bath City for a second spell on loan. After a two-year spell at [Clevedon Town](/source/Clevedon_Town_F.C.), during which the club suffered relegation, he spent one year with [Merthyr Tydfil](/source/Merthyr_Tydfil_F.C.). Despite being offered the captaincy at the Welsh side, he decided to leave and returned to Bath City, this time on a permanent basis, in May 2002.[4] He was awarded the club's player of the year award in the 2004–05 season and helped gain promotion to the [Conference South](/source/Conference_South) in 2007 and to the [Conference National](/source/Conference_National) in 2010.[5][6] Rollo stepped up in to a player-coach role at Bath for the 2012–13 season following a management reshuffle at the club. In December 2012, he left Bath after a decade of service and joined [Chippenham Town](/source/Chippenham_Town_F.C.).[7] His time with Chippenham did not work out however and in March 2013 it was announced that Rollo had returned to Bath.[8] ## Honours **Bath City** - **[Southern League Premier Division](/source/Southern_League_Premier_Division) Winner: 1** - - 2006–07 - **[Conference South](/source/Conference_South) Play-off Winner: 1** - - 2009–10 ## References 1. ["There's no shortage of ambition with these Romans"](https://archive.today/20120913075919/http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/news/s-shortage-ambition-Romans/article-543124-detail/article.html). thisissouthdevon.co.uk. 12 December 2008. Archived from [the original](http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/news/s-shortage-ambition-Romans/article-543124-detail/article.html) on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2009. 1. Hayes, Dean (2006). *The Who's Who of Cardiff City*. Breedon Books. pp. 165–166. ISBN 1-85983-462-0. 1. Metcalf, Rupert (14 August 1998). ["Consolidation the key for Forest Greens Conference debut"](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-nonleague-notebook-consolidation-the-key-for-forest-greens-conference-debut-1171581.html). *[The Independent](/source/The_Independent)*. [Archived](https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220608/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-nonleague-notebook-consolidation-the-key-for-forest-greens-conference-debut-1171581.html) 8 June 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 October 2009. 1. ["Nine players sign on for City but Gilroy leaves"](http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/bathcity/players-sign-City-Gilroy-goes/article-947163-detail/article.html). thisisbath.co.uk. 29 April 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2009. 1. ["Premier Division league table 2006-07"](https://archive.today/20120911184809/http://www.southern-football-league.co.uk/statistics/stats_0607/table_premier.asp?section=statistics). southern-football-league.co.uk. Archived from [the original](http://www.southern-football-league.co.uk/statistics/stats_0607/table_premier.asp?section=statistics) on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2009. 1. ["Rollo: "back where we belong""](http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/bathcity/Rollo-belong/article-2135017-detail/article.html). [Bath Chronicle](/source/Bath_Chronicle). 9 May 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2010. 1. ["Jim Rollo ends 10-year Bath City spell to join Chippenham"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20878682). BBC Sport. 31 December 2012. 1. ["Rollo makes Bath return"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130116112636/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php). Non League Daily. 13 March 2013. Archived from [the original](http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=92255) on 16 January 2013. ## External links - [Welsh Premier profile](http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/component/playersearch/detail/313/player/12118) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jimmy Rollo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Rollo) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Rollo?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.