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Roy Faulkner

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Roy Faulkner
Personal information
Full name Robert Faulkner
Date of birth (1897-08-05)5 August 1897
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Position(s) Wing Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
St Anthony's
Maryhill
1919–1920 Blackburn Rovers 9 (0)
1920–1922 Queens Park Rangers 50 (1)
1922–1923 South Shields 18 (0)
1924–1925 Toronto Clarkes
1925–1926 Philadelphia 6 (0)
1927–1928 Providence 2 (0)
Toronto Ulster United
International career
1925–1926 Canada 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert "Roy" Faulkner (born 5 August 1897)[1] was a soccer player. Born in Scotland, he earned three caps for the Canadian national side between 1925 and 1926, scoring one goal.

Born in Paisley, Scotland, Faulkner played club football for Glasgow junior teams St Anthony's and Maryhill, in England for Blackburn Rovers, Queens Park Rangers and South Shields,[1] in Canada for Toronto Clarkes and Toronto Ulster United, and in the American Soccer League with Philadelphia and Providence.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 87. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. ^ Jose, Colin (1998). Keeping Score - Canadian Encyclopedia of Soccer. Vaughan, Ontario: The Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 150. ISBN 0-9683800-0-X.
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