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Roy Woolcott
Personal information
Full name Roy Alfred Woolcott
Date of birth (1946-07-29)29 July 1946
Place of birth Leyton, England
Date of death 16 December 2018(2018-12-16) (aged 72)
Place of death Waltham Abbey, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Eton Manor
1968–1972 Tottenham Hotspur 1 (0)
1972 → Gillingham (loan) 13 (5)
1972–1974 Chelmsford City 82 (46)
Tonbridge
Folkestone & Shepway
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roy Alfred Woolcott (29 July 1946 – 16 December 2018) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward.[1]

Playing career

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Woolcott began his career at non–league club Eton Manor before joining Tottenham Hotspur in February 1968. The forward made one senior appearance for Spurs on 27 December 1969 in a Football League game against Ipswich Town at Portman Road which Ipswich Town won 2–0.[2] Woolcott joined Gillingham on loan in February 1972 and went on feature in 13 matches and scored five goals. After leaving the Kent club he played for Chelmsford City.[3] After 46 goals in 82 games for Chelmsford, Woolcott moved on to Tonbridge due to injuries sustained during his time at Chelmsford, before later playing for Folkestone & Shepway.[4]

Woolcott died on 16 December 2018 after a short illness at the Paternoster Care Home, Waltham Abbey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Hugman, BJ (Ed) The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005 (2005) ISBN 1-85291-665-6 p674. Retrieved 26 July 2010
  2. ^ a b "Roy Woolcott Obituary". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Roy Woolcott fact file". My Eyes Have Seen The Glory. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  4. ^ David Selby (6 April 2023). The Claret. Chelmsford City F.C. p. 33.
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