Carl Emberson

Personal information
Full name	Carl Wayne Emberson
Date of birth	13 July 1973 (age 52)
Place of birth	Epsom, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Millwall
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–1994	Millwall
1992–1993	→ Colchester United (loan)
1994–1999	Colchester United
1999–2001	Walsall
2001–2003	Luton Town
2003–2004	Southend United
2004–2005	Grays Athletic
2005–2006	Sutton United
Total
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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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.^[1]

After retiring, Emberson moved to Spain, where he runs a soccer school.^[2]

It was announced on 27 June 2011, that Emberson was appointed goalkeeping coach at Bristol Rovers.^[3]

He was appointed First Team Development Coach at Luton Town on 3 July 2012.^[4] Emberson left the club in March 2013.^[5]

Honours

Millwall

FA Youth Cup: 1991^[6]

Colchester United

Football League Third Division play-offs: 1998^[7]
Football League Trophy runner-up: 1996–97^[8]

Walsall

Football League Second Division play-offs: 2001

Luton Town

Football League Third Division second-place promotion: 2001–02

Southend United

Football League Trophy runner-up: 2003–04^[9]

Grays Athletic

FA Trophy: 2004–05

References

^ Carl Emberson at The Archive Database for Colchester United Archived 7 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 26 October 2010
^ "How are we ever going to manage?". The Independent. 17 October 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
^ "New staff member". Bristol Rovers F.C. 27 June 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
^ Emberson returns as coach Archived 6 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Cash and Emberson leave Kenilworth Road". Luton Today. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
^ "FA Youth Cup Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
^ Waldron, Jonathan (22 May 2024). "Colchester United won promotion on this day in 1998". Gazette News. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
^ "Associate Members Cup Finalists". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
^ "Blackpool 2–0 Southend". BBC Sport. 21 March 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2024.

External links

Carl Emberson at Soccerbase

[1] Carl Emberson at The Archive Database for Colchester United Archived 7 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 26 October 2010

[2] "How are we ever going to manage?". The Independent. 17 October 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2010.

[3] "New staff member". Bristol Rovers F.C. 27 June 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.

[Emberson_Returns_as_Coach-4] Emberson returns as coach Archived 6 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine

[EmbersonCashLeave-5] "Cash and Emberson leave Kenilworth Road". Luton Today. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.

[6] "FA Youth Cup Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.

[7] Waldron, Jonathan (22 May 2024). "Colchester United won promotion on this day in 1998". Gazette News. Retrieved 11 August 2025.

[8] "Associate Members Cup Finalists". Coludaybyday.co.uk.

[9] "Blackpool 2–0 Southend". BBC Sport. 21 March 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2024.

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