Roy McCrohan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roy McCrohan | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Reading, Berkshire, England | ||
| Playing position | Wing half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Reading | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1949–1951 | Reading | 4 | (1) |
| 1951–1962 | Norwich City | 385 | (20) |
| 1962–1964 | Colchester United | 75 | (5) |
| 1964–1965 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:05, 16 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Roy McCrohan (born 22 September 1930) is a former professional footballer who played as a wing half.[1]
Career
Born in Reading, Berkshire, McCrohan spent the majority of his career with Norwich City before playing for Colchester United and Bristol Rovers. He was a member of the Norwich sides which reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1959 as a third division team, won promotion to division two in 1960 and won the League Cup in 1962. He later coached at Bristol Rovers, Aldershot, Ipswich Town and was assistant manager at Luton Town before moving to live in the United States.[2] He was an assistan coach for the Detroit Express for the 1978 NASL season. He was named head coach of the Minnesota Kicks on December 14, 1978. He coached the team for the 1979 NASL season and first nine games of the 1980 NASL season. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida and coaches youth soccer.
Honours
Club
- Football League Cup Winner (1): 1961–62
- Football League Third Division Runner-up (1): 1959–60
References
- Canary Citizens by Mark Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt, published by Jarrold Publishing, (2001), ISBN 0-7117-2020-7
- ↑ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ http://national.soccerhall.org/history/NASL_AllTimeCoachesRegistry.htm
- ↑ "Tier Three (League One) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
- ↑ "League Cup Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.