Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roy Vincent Faulkner [1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 June 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1955–1956 | Manchester City | 7 | (4) |
1957–1961 | Walsall | 100 | (45) |
Wellington Town | |||
Total | 107 | (49) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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