Roy Massey (footballer)

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Roy Massey
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-09-10) 10 September 1943 (age 81)
Place of birth Mexborough, Yorkshire,
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1964–1967 Rotherham United 16 (6)
1967–1969 Leyton Orient 63 (13)
1969–1971 Colchester United 34 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roy Massey (born 10 September 1943) was an English football player and coach.

Career

As a player, Massey played as a centre forward for Rotherham United (1964–67), Leyton Orient (1967–69) and Colchester United (1969–71). [1] At Orient, Massey was temporarily coached by Bob Stokoe, and partnered at times Vic Halom up front. In his first season he was top scorer with 12 league goals, including a priceless 1-0 winner in a late season relegation battle against Bournemouth, from 41 starts and his headed winner in the FA Cup against Bury gave him 13 in all competitions. However, in a similar fashion to what had happened at Millmoor, Massey suffered an injury in his second season and was later transferred for £5,000 to Layer Road.

Following another serious injury he retired from playing football at aged 27 in 1971 but, persuaded by Colchester manager Dick Graham, his former boss at Brisbane Road, he became a youth team coach at Colchester United before moving to Norwich City's centre of excellence. [2] In 1998, he was recruited by Liam Brady at the Arsenal Academy to help develop facilities there and recruit and train children from as young as eight years old up to aged 16. [3] [4]

This was a return to Highbury as in the early 60s Massey had done well enough to earn a professional contract after impressive appearances in the youth and reserve teams. However, having already started a course to achieve his PE certificate he was forced to turn down the offer at a time when wages in football were a lot less than today. In the event the decision proved a wise one as Massey was in 1971 forced to become a PE teacher following his football career coming to an end. Over 16 years at Arsenal between 1998 and 2014 those that he helped bring through to top class football at Arsenal included Alex Iwobi, Bukayo Saka and Jack Wilshere. [5]

He also had his misses , turning down Harry Kane as a youngster. [6]

His grandfather was James Massey, a goalkeeper for Doncaster Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday in the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century. [7] Jimmy was an FA Cup winner when Wednesday beat Wolverhampton Wanderers, his home town team, 2-1 at the 1896 FA Cup final at the Crystal Palace. He was later badly injured when he returned to working as a coal miner.

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References

  1. ↑ Hugman, Barry J. (2005). PFA Premier and Football League Players Records (1946-2005). Queen Anne Press. ISBN   1-85291-665-6.
  2. ↑ "Graham Scales". Flown from the Nest.
  3. ↑ "Roy Massey". Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Arsenal Academy". Arsenal.com.
  5. ↑ "Roy Massey: Arsenal's 'father figure' on unearthing Gunners gems". BBC Sport. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "'I didn't think too much about it' - Tottenham star Kane insists he wasn't fazed by Arsenal academy 'rejection' | Goal.com UK". www.goal.com. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Roy Massey". Football Researchers.com. Retrieved 22 February 2014.


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