Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roy Thomas Thurnham [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 17 December 1942||
Place of birth | Macclesfield, Cheshire, England [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Manchester City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Manchester City | 0 | (0) | |
1962–1963 | Wrexham | 2 | (0) |
George Cross | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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