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Roy Brien
Personal information
Full name William Roy Brien[1]
Date of birth (1930-11-11)11 November 1930[1]
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Date of death 27 January 1987(1987-01-27) (aged 56)
Place of death Rochdale, England
Position(s) Half-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1955 Port Vale 1 (0)
Total 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Roy Brien (11 November 1930 – 27 January 1987) was an English footballer who played one game for Port Vale in the Football League on 17 April 1954.

Career

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Brien joined Port Vale in May 1951 and made his debut at half-back in a goalless draw with Rochdale at Spotland on 17 April 1954.[1] The point gained in this game was enough to clinch the Third Division North title that season, but Brien was not selected again before being released at the end of the following season.[1]

Career statistics

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Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Port Vale 1953–54 Third Division North 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Honours

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Port Vale

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 41. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ Roy Brien at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. ^ Sherwin, Phil; Askey, Steve (2013), Men of Steele: The story of Port Vale's stunning 1953/54 season, Pass Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9926579-1-8