Pat Corbett

Patrick Avalon Corbett is an English former professional footballer who played for Tottenham [Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur], Orient F.C.|Orient] and represented England [national football team|England] at youth level.

Playing career

Corbett joined Tottenham Hotspur as an apprentice and signed professional forms in October, 1980. The central defender made his senior debut against Southampton at The [Dell (Southampton)|The Dell] on 31 October 1981–a match in which he scored the winning goal. Corbett featured in five matches and scored the one goal between 1981–1983 for the Spurs. He transferred to Orient in August, 1983 where he went on to make 77 appearances and netting two goals.
In 1986 Corbett moved to Finland where he played five seasons for Kuopion Elo and one season with MYPA.