Born in Doncaster on the 19 February 1926, Roy will always be remembered as the man who led Clacton Town to the Southern League Division One glory in 1959/60 - the highest achievement ever recorded by the Seasiders.

Before joining the club in Old Road, he had played 29 games for Colchester United, four of them in the FA Cup.

Roy had firstly signed professional forms for Wolverhampton Wanderers in September 1943 after first being a junior at Molineux.  Whilst at Wolves, his appearances were somewhat restricted by Stan Cullis.

During the wartime era, he played twice for Wolves and once as a guest for Swindon Town before joining Charlton Athletic in 1947 playing seven games as well as representing London in a game in Belgium in 1948.

The London team featured future Colchester United Manager Dick Graham of Crystal Palace.

Two years later, Roy joined Bristol City making 21 appearances before moving on to Gravesend.  He then joined Colchester in June 1952 and after his first-team career had finished, he was made Captain of the Reserves.

He was however forced to retire in September 1955 and then moved to Clacton to take over the reigns as first-team Manager in 1959.

He led the club into the Southern League Premier Division - just two divisions away from the professional league.

Roy even turned out as a player in emergencies, including one such game at Oxford United in February 1962.  In October 1963, he obtained a permit to trade as a turf accountatnt and was obliged by FA rules to sever his ties with Clacton.

In the late 1960's, he returned to management with Brantham Athletic and for 29 years thereafter, he ran the Hythe Coffee Shop with a former Colchester team mate, Len Jones.

He then became an user at the County Court before retirement in May 1987.  Roy sadly passed away in Colchester in January 2005 and will never be forgotten for what he achieved with Clacton Town.