Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roy Alfred Woolcott | ||
Date of birth | 29 July 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Leyton, England | ||
Date of death | 16 December 2018 | (aged 72)||
Place of death | Waltham Abbey, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Eton Manor | |||
1968–1972 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | (0) |
1972 | → Gillingham (loan) | 13 | (5) |
1972–1974 | Chelmsford City | 82 | (46) |
Tonbridge | |||
Folkestone & Shepway | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Roy Alfred Woolcott (29 July 1946 – 16 December 2018) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward.[1]
Woolcott began his career at non–league club Eton Manor before joining Tottenham Hotspur in February 1968. The forward made one senior appearance for Spurs on 27 December 1969 in a Football League game against Ipswich Town at Portman Road which Ipswich Town won 2–0.[2] Woolcott joined Gillingham on loan in February 1972 and went on feature in 13 matches and scored five goals. After leaving the Kent club he played for Chelmsford City.[3] After 46 goals in 82 games for Chelmsford, Woolcott moved on to Tonbridge due to injuries sustained during his time at Chelmsford, before later playing for Folkestone & Shepway.[4]
Woolcott died on 16 December 2018 after a short illness at the Paternoster Care Home, Waltham Abbey.[2]