Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roy John Proverbs | ||
Date of birth | (1932-07-08)8 July 1932 | ||
Place of birth | Wednesbury, England | ||
Date of death | 15 February 2017(2017-02-15) (aged 84) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1955–1956 | Stratford Town | 19 | (1) |
1956–1957 | Coventry City | 10 | (0) |
1957–1958 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 0 | (0) |
1958–1962 | Gillingham | 143 | (2) |
1962 | Canterbury City | 5 | (0) |
1962 | Tunbridge Wells United | 5 | (0) |
1962–1965 | King's Lynn | 113 | (0) |
1965–1966 | Banbury United | 58 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Roy John Proverbs (8 July 1932 – 15 February 2017) was an English professional footballer. His clubs included Coventry City, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Gillingham, where he made over 140 Football League appearances. He played primarily at right full back throughout his career. During his time at Gillingham, he was given the nickname "Chopper" Proverbs due to his no-nonsense style of defending.
References
- Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 263. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- Roy Proverbs RIP (08/07/1932 – 15/02/2017)
- Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
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- 1932 births
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- Footballers from Wednesbury
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- Men's association football defenders
- Stratford Town F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- AFC Bournemouth players
- Canterbury City F.C. players
- Tunbridge Wells F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Banbury United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football defender, 1930s birth stubs