Roy_Massey_(footballer)
Roy Massey (footballer)
English footballer and coach
Roy Massey (born 10 September 1943) is an English former football player, now a coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roy Massey | ||
| Date of birth | (1943-09-10) 10 September 1943 (age 80) | ||
| 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 | |||
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]
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