Roy Beckett

Roy Beckett

Personal information
Full name	Roy Wilson Beckett[1]
Date of birth	20 March 1928[1]
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Date of death	11 September 2008 (aged 80)
Place of death	Poole, England
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1942	Milton Youth Club
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1943–1950	Burslem Albion
1950–1954	Stoke City	14	(1)
1953	Northwich Victoria
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Roy Wilson Beckett (20 March 1928 – 11 September 2008) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.^[1]

Career

Beckett was born in Stoke-on-Trent and played football with Milton Youth Club and Burslem Albion before joining Stoke City in 1950.^[1] He was used as a back-up player and in four seasons with the club he played in fifteen matches scoring once against Everton on 13 January 1951.^[1] After he left Stoke in 1954 he went on to play for Northwich Victoria.^[1]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City[1]	1950–51	3	1	1	0	4	1
	1951–52	3	0	0	0	3	0
	1952–53	4	0	0	0	4	0
	1953–54	4	0	0	0	4	0
Career Total		14	1	1	0	15	1

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.