Roy Greenwood (footballer, born 1931)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 May 1931 | ||
Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
Date of death | 31 December 2011 | (aged 80)||
Place of death | Caterham, England | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Beckenham Town | |||
1954–1959 | Crystal Palace | 111 | (0) |
Bedford Town | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Roy Greenwood (22 May 1931 – 31 December 2011) was an English professional footballer who played as a left back.
Career
[edit]Born in Croydon, Greenwood made 111 appearances in the Football League for Crystal Palace.[1] He also played non-league football for Beckenham Town and Bedford Town.
Later life and death
[edit]Greenwood died in a Caterham nursing home on 31 December 2011, at the age of 80.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
- ^ "Roy Greenwood". Crystal Palace F.C. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012.
Categories:
- 1931 births
- 2011 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Beckenham Town F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Bedford Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Footballers from the London Borough of Croydon
- People from Croydon
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football defender, 1930s birth stubs