Carl Emberson

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Carl Emberson

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Carl Wayne Emberson

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|7|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Epsom, England

| death_date =

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Millwall

| years1 = 1991–1994

| clubs1 = Millwall

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1992–1993

| clubs2 = → Colchester United (loan)

| caps2 = 13

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1994–1999

| clubs3 = Colchester United

| caps3 = 213

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1999–2001

| clubs4 = Walsall

| caps4 = 12

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2001–2003

| clubs5 = Luton Town

| caps5 = 60

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2003–2004

| clubs6 = Southend United

| caps6 = 7

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2004–2005

| clubs7 = Grays Athletic

| caps7 = 17

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2005–2006

| clubs8 = Sutton United

| caps8 = 16

| goals8 = 0

| totalcaps = 339 | totalgoals = 0

}}

Carl Wayne Emberson (born 13 July 1973 in Epsom, Surrey) is an English retired football goalkeeper.

Career

He played in the 1990–91 Final of the FA Youth Cup with Millwall, but only ever managed to make 1 Senior first-team appearance under Mick McCarthy for the club, getting sent off against Crystal Palace. He joined Colchester United for £25,000 in 1994, where he had previously been on loan. He enjoyed six successful seasons at Colchester United as their first choice goalkeeper making over 200 senior league and cup Appearances, culminating in winning promotion via the play offs in a 1-0 MOTM appearance at Wembley. He went on to play for Walsall, before moving to Luton Town where he gained automatic promotion in his first season with the club, he then moved onto Southend United, Grays Athletic and Sutton United.[http://www.coludata.co.uk/player.asp?pid=525 Carl Emberson at The Archive Database for Colchester United] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007092210/http://www.coludata.co.uk/player.asp?pid=525 |date=7 October 2011 }} Retrieved 26 October 2010

After retiring, Emberson moved to Spain, where he runs a soccer school.{{cite news

| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/how-are-we-ever-going--to-manage-1804238.html

| title=How are we ever going to manage?

| work=The Independent

| date=17 October 2009 | access-date=26 October 2010}}

It was announced on 27 June 2011, that Emberson was appointed goalkeeping coach at Bristol Rovers.{{cite news

|url=http://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10328~2382547,00.html

|title=New staff member

|publisher=Bristol Rovers F.C.

|date=27 June 2011

|access-date=27 June 2011

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629013454/http://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0%2C%2C10328~2382547%2C00.html

|archive-date=29 June 2011

|df=dmy

}}

He was appointed First Team Development Coach at Luton Town on 3 July 2012.[http://www.lutontown.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10372~2830759,00.html Emberson returns as coach] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706154822/http://www.lutontown.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10372~2830759%2C00.html |date=6 July 2012 }} Emberson left the club in March 2013.{{cite news

| title = Cash and Emberson leave Kenilworth Road

| url = http://www.lutontoday.co.uk/sport/football/luton-town-hatters/cash-and-emberson-leave-kenilworth-road-1-4913213

| work = Luton Today

| publisher = Johnston Publishing Ltd

| date = 2013-02-19

| access-date = 2013-03-20}}

Honours

;Millwall{{cite web|url=http://www.Coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Player%20Stats/PlayerHonours/PlayerFAYouthCup.html |title=FA Youth Cup Honours |work=Coludaybyday.co.uk}}

FA Youth Cup: 1991

Colchester United{{cite web|url=http://www.Coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Player%20Stats/PlayerHonours/PlayerLeagueTwoPlayoff.html |title=Division Three (League Two) Play-Off Finalists |work=Coludaybyday.co.uk}}{{cite web|url=http://www.Coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Player%20Stats/PlayerHonours/PlayerAssociateMembersCup.html |title=Associate Members Cup Finalists |work=Coludaybyday.co.uk}}

Football League Division Three play-offs: 1998
Football League Trophy runner-up: 1996–97

Walsall

Football League Division Two play-offs: 2001

;Luton Town

Football League Division Three runner-up: 2001–02

Southend United

Football League Trophy runner-up: 2003–04{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3517244.stm |title=Blackpool 2–0 Southend |website=BBC Sport |date=21 March 2004 |access-date=17 March 2024}}

Grays Athletic