Roger Joslyn

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Roger Joslyn
Personal information
Full name Roger Douglas William Joslyn
Date of birth (1950-05-07) 7 May 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth Colchester, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Colchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1967–1970 Colchester United 99 (4)
1970–1974 Aldershot 186 (17)
1974–1979 Watford 182 (17)
1979–1982 Reading 68 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roger Douglas William Joslyn (born 7 May 1950) is an English former footballer, who played as a midfielder. He amassed over 500 appearances in the Football League for Colchester United, Aldershot, Watford and Reading. [1]

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Career

Born in Colchester, Joslyn signed for hometown club Colchester United as an amateur at the age of seventeen, before turning professional at the end of the 1967–68 season. He joined Aldershot for a fee of £8,000 in October 1970. Four years later, Watford manager Mike Keen offered Aldershot £10,000 plus Pat Morrissey for Joslyn's services. Joslyn stayed at Vicarage Road for five years, 214 appearances and scoring 21 goals. He played a part in Watford's consecutive promotions under Graham Taylor, before being sold to Reading in November 1979 for £40,000. Joslyn retired from football in January 1981 due to an arthritic hip. [1] After retiring from football, Joslyn moved into business, and now runs a furniture manufacturing company. [2]

Honours

Club

Watford [3] [4]

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 Trefor Jones (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 136. ISBN   0-9527458-0-1.
  2. ↑ "Where are they now?". wfc.net. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "Tier Three (League One) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "Tier Four (League Two) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "Individual Awards". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
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