Roy Beckett

Roy Beckett
Personal information
Full name Roy Wilson Beckett[1]
Date of birth 20 March 1928[1]
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Date of death 11 September 2008 (aged 80)
Place of death Poole, England
Playing position Defender
Youth career
1942 Milton Youth Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1943–1950 Burslem Albion
1950–1954 Stoke City 14 (1)
1953 Northwich Victoria

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Roy Wilson Beckett (20 March 1928 – 11 September 2008) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.[1]

Career

Beckett was born in Stoke-on-Trent and played football with Milton Youth Club and Burslem Albion before joining Stoke City in 1950.[1] He was used as a back-up player and in four seasons with the club he played in fifteen matches scoring once against Everton on 13 January 1951.[1] After he left Stoke in 1954 he went on to play for Northwich Victoria.[1]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City[1] 1950–51 311041
1951–52 300030
1952–53 400040
1953–54 400040
Career Total 14110151

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
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