Roly Horrey

Roly Horrey
Personal information
Full name Rowland George Horrey[1]
Date of birth (1943-03-07)7 March 1943[1]
Place of birth Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England[1]
Date of death 4 December 2024(2024-12-04) (aged 81)
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1963 Bishop Auckland
1963 Ferryhill Athletic
1963–1966 Blackburn Rovers 3 (0)
1966–1968 York City 74 (9)
1968–1972 Cambridge United 38 (4)
1972– Chelmsford City
Total 115 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rowland George "Roly" Horrey (7 March 1943 – 4 December 2024) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers, York City and Cambridge United and in non-League football for Bishop Auckland, Ferryhill Athletic and Chelmsford City.[1][2] Horrey died on 4 December 2024, at the age of 81.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
  2. ^ a b Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Selby: Citizen Publications. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-9531005-0-7.
  3. ^ "Roly Horrey 1943–2024". Cambridge United. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.


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