Roy Beckett
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roy Wilson Beckett[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1928[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 11 September 2008 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Poole, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1942 | Milton Youth Club | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1943–1950 | Burslem Albion | ||
| 1950–1954 | Stoke City | 14 | (1) |
| 1953 | Northwich Victoria | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Roy Wilson Beckett (20 March 1928 – 11 September 2008) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.[1]
Career
Beckett was born in Stoke-on-Trent and played football with Milton Youth Club and Burslem Albion before joining Stoke City in 1950.[1] 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.[1] After he left Stoke in 1954 he went on to play for Northwich Victoria.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City[1] | 1950–51 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1951–52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1952–53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1953–54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |