Robert John Pethick (born 8 September 1970) is an English retired football defender.
Pethick was born in Tavistock, and played for Weymouth, Portsmouth and Bristol Rovers before his 2001 move to Brighton.[2] Whilst at Brighton, Pethick scored once in the FA Cup against Norwich City.[3] He returned to Weymouth to play under Steve Claridge, whilst the BBC show Football Diaries was shown. He subsequently played for Havant & Waterlooville before announcing his retirement in 2006.