Roy Shiner Explained

Roy Shiner
Fullname:Roy Albert James Shiner
Birth Date:15 November 1924
Birth Place:Ryde, Isle of Wight, England
Position:Striker
Years3:1951–1955
Years4:1955–1959
Years5:1959–1960
Clubs1:Ryde Sports
Clubs2:Cheltenham Town
Clubs3:Huddersfield Town
Clubs4:Sheffield Wednesday
Clubs5:Hull City
Caps3:21
Goals3:6
Caps4:153
Goals4:93
Caps5:22
Goals5:8
Managerclubs1:Newport (IOW)
Managerclubs2:Seaview
Managerclubs3:St. Helens
Club-Update:27 August 2007

Roy Albert James Shiner (15 November 1924 in Ryde, Isle of Wight – 1988) was a professional footballer who played as a forward for Ryde Sports, Cheltenham Town, Huddersfield Town, Sheffield Wednesday & Hull City. He later went on to manage clubs on the Isle of Wight such as Newport (IOW), Seaview and St. Helens.During the period 1946 - 1951 whilst I (Roger Edwards) was the team mascot, Roy Shiner played regularly for Ryde Sports as a centre forward. During this period Ryde Sports won the Hampshire League Gold Cup; which was paraded through the town on the roof of the team coach.

Shiner joined Huddersfield in December 1951 as a replacement for Ronnie Burke at centre-forward and made his debut on Christmas Day. He played in eight further matches that season but for the next three years he was used mainly as a replacement when another forward was injured. Always an enthusiastic and vigorous player, he made a total of only 21 first-team appearances in three and a half seasons at Huddersfield, scoring six goals.

He moved to Sheffield Wednesday along with Ron Staniforth in the summer of 1955 where his career blossomed. In four seasons there he made 153 appearances and scored 93 goals. He then spent a season at Hull City.

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