Roger Hoy

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Roger Hoy
Personal information
Full name Roger Ernest Hoy[1]
Date of birth (1946-12-06)6 December 1946
Place of birth Poplar, Greater London, England
Date of death 9 November 2018(2018-11-09) (aged 71)
Height 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1964–1965 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1968 Tottenham Hotspur 10 (0)
1968–1970 Crystal Palace 54 (6)
1970–1971 Luton Town 32 (0)
1971–1973 Cardiff City 16 (0)
1973–???? Dagenham
Total 112 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roger Ernest Hoy (6 December 1946 – 9 November 2018) was an English professional

non-league football with Dagenham
.

Playing career

Early career

Hoy was born in

Sunderland in March 1966 and went on to make 15 senior appearances for the club, usually as a stand-in for Wales international Mike England, before leaving in 1968.[3]

Crystal Palace

On 26 September 1968,[4] he signed for Crystal Palace and made 26 appearances (3 goals) that season, in which Palace reached the top tier in English football for the first time.[5] Hoy began the 1969–70 season, in the top flight, as a first choice but lost his starting place to David Payne in October. However he continued to fulfil a number of roles for Palace for the rest of that season (wearing five differently numbered shirts) and finished with 28 appearances, scoring three times.[6] He scored the winning goal in the final game of the season, against Manchester City, that saved the club from relegation.[7] Hoy also scored a key goal by a header that was described as a "bullet" in an FA Cup game against Chelsea.[7]

Later career

In June 1970,

Dagenham and Redbridge), where he finished his career.[3]

Personal life

Hoy emigrated to New South Wales, Australia, with his family, where he took up a role with the clergy[7] and played football for a Palm Beach team.[3] Hoy suffered from Lewy body dementia,[8] and died at the age of 71 on 9 November 2018.[3][7]

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur
Cardiff City

References

  1. ^ "Roger Hoy". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  2. ISBN 978-0362000948
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  3. ^ a b c d e f "Obituary Roger Hoy". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  4. ^
    ISBN 0907969542
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  5. ISBN 0907969542
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  6. ISBN 0907969542
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  7. ^ a b c d "Former Player Roger Hoy Passes Away Aged 71". cpfc.co.uk. Crystal Palace F.C. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Roger Hoy". Tottenham Tribute Trust. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2018.

External links

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