Roy Massey (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roy Massey | ||
Date of birth | 10 September 1943 | ||
Place of birth | Mexborough, Yorkshire, | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1964–1967 | Rotherham United | 16 | (6) |
1967–1969 | Leyton Orient | 63 | (13) |
1969–1971 | Colchester United | 34 | (11) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Roy Massey (born 10 September 1943) is an English former football player, now a coach.
Career
As a player, Massey played as a centre forward for Rotherham United (1964–67), Leyton Orient (1967–69) and Colchester United (1969–71).[1] He retired from playing football in 1971 but became a coach, first at Colchester United before moving to Norwich City's centre of excellence.[2] In 1999, he moved to Arsenal to become a youth coach there, and he now is head coach for all levels from Under-9 to Under-16.[3][4]
His grandfather was James Massey, a goalkeeper for Doncaster Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday in the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century.[5]
References
- ^ Hugman, Barry J. (2005). PFA Premier and Football League Players Records (1946-2005). Queen Anne Press. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- ^ "Graham Scales". Flown from the Nest.
- ^ "Roy Massey". Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Arsenal Academy". Arsenal.com.
- ^ "Roy Massey". Football Researchers.com. Retrieved 22 February 2014.