Roy Houghton

Roy Houghton
Personal information
Date of birth (1921-03-31)31 March 1921
Place of birth Billingborough, Lincolnshire, England
Position(s) Outside-right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1937–1938 Notts County 8 (0)
Grantham
Boston United
1949–1952 Peterborough United 55 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roy Houghton (born 31 March 1921) is an English former footballer who played as an outside-right in the Football League for Notts County.[1]

Houghton made eight appearances for Notts County during the 1937–38 season. After spells at Grantham and Boston United, he joined Peterborough United, where he scored 14 goals in 59 Midland League and FA Cup games.[2]

His brother, Eric Houghton, and cousin, Reg Goodacre, were also footballers.[2]

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012) [2002]. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
  2. ^ a b Wilkinson, Chris. "Roy Houghton". uptheposh.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2018.


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