Peter Goy

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Peter Goy
Personal information
Full name	Peter John Goy
Date of birth	June 8, 1938
Place of birth	Beverley, Yorkshire, England
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth clubs
1954-1955	Arsenal
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1955-1960 1960-1964 1964-1965 1965-1967	Arsenal Southend United Watford Huddersfield Town	002 (0) 118 (0) 027 (0) 004 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Peter John Goy (born June 8, 1938 in Beverley, Yorkshire) was a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Goy joined Arsenal as a member of their groundstaff in 1954, also playing for the club's youth team, become the regular goalkeeper. He turned professional in June 1955 and continued to play for the youth team until 1956. After two years of National Service he returned to the club in 1958 and was third-choice goalkeeper after Jack Kelsey and Jim Standen. In 1958-59 he played two matches for Arsenal, his debut against Leeds United on 24 February 1959 (which Arsenal won 1-0) and the second against Birmingham City on 4 May 1959. He did not play any more matches for Arsenal and in October 1960 left the club on a free transfer.

He later played for Southend United, Watford and Huddersfield Town, before moving to South Africa.

[edit] References

• Harris, Jeff & Hogg, Tony (ed.) (1995). Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. ISBN 1-899429-03-4.