Roy Beckett
English footballer
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Roy Beckett |
| fullname | Roy Wilson Beckett |
| birth_date | 20 March 1928 |
| birth_place | Stoke-on-Trent, England |
| death_date | 11 September 2008 (aged 80) |
| death_place | Poole, England |
| position | Defender |
| youthyears1 | 1942 |
| youthclubs1 | Milton Youth Club |
| years1 | 1943–1950 |
| years2 | 1950–1954 |
| years3 | 1953 |
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| name = Roy Beckett | image = | fullname = Roy Wilson Beckett | birth_date = 20 March 1928 | birth_place = Stoke-on-Trent, England | death_date = 11 September 2008 (aged 80) | death_place = Poole, England | position = Defender | youthyears1 = 1942 | youthclubs1 = Milton Youth Club | years1 = 1943–1950 | clubs1 = Burslem Albion | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1950–1954 | clubs2 = Stoke City | caps2 = 14 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 1953 | clubs3 = Northwich Victoria| caps3 = | goals3 = Roy Wilson Beckett (20 March 1928 – 11 September 2008) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.
Career
Beckett was born in Stoke-on-Trent and played football with Milton Youth Club and Burslem Albion before joining Stoke City in 1950. 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. After he left Stoke in 1954 he went on to play for Northwich Victoria.
Career statistics
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| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Career Total | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke City | 1950–51 | First Division | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1951–52 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1952–53 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1953–54 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||
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References
References
- Matthews, Tony. (1994). "The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City". Lion Press.
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