Roy Donald Summersby (19 March 1935 – 7 August 2016)[2][1] was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.[3] He appeared 275 times in the English Football League for Millwall, Crystal Palace, and Portsmouth, before moving into non-league football with Chelmsford City and Hillingdon Borough.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roy Donald Summersby[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Lambeth, Greater London | ||
| Date of death | 7 August 2016 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Bury St Edmunds, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1952 | Millwall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1958 | Millwall | 87 | (13) |
| 1958–1963 | Crystal Palace | 176 | (59) |
| 1963–1965 | Portsmouth | 12 | (1) |
| 1965–? | Chelmsford City | ? | (?) |
| ? | Hillingdon Borough | ? | (?) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editSummersby began his playing career at Millwall, initially as a junior before signing as a professional in March 1952, but did not fully establish himself in the first team until 1957.[3] In December 1958,[2] he signed for Crystal Palace then playing in the Fourth Division in its inaugural season. He quickly became a first team regular and put together a sequence of 126 consecutive appearances, many of them alongside Johnny Byrne.[3] In October 1959, Summersby scored four goals in Crystal Palace's biggest-ever league win; a 9–0 home victory over Barrow.[4]
In the 1960–61 season, Palace achieved promotion to the third tier and Summersby was ever present, making 46 appearances, scoring 25 goals,[5] which is still (as of September 2014) the fourth highest seasonal goals total in Crystal Palace Post-War history. Only Byrne the same season (30), Andrew Johnson in 2003–04 (28) and Glenn Murray in 2012–13 (30) have scored more goals.[6] The next season, Summersby made 42 appearances, scoring eight times,[7] but in 1962–63 only appeared 17 times (in the first half of the season) and scored twice.[8] At the end of that season, in May 1963, he transferred to Portsmouth, rejoining former Palace manager George Smith.[3] However, after only 12 games for Portsmouth, over two seasons,[9] Summersby moved on to non–league football with Chelmsford City and later Hillingdon Borough.[3]
Summersby died on 7 August 2016, in Bury St Edmunds, aged 81.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Roy Summersby". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 340. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ a b c d e f Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 88. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ "60 years today: Palace record biggest ever win". CPFC. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 215. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ Ian King (April 2012). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–2011. p. 182. ISBN 9781780910468.
- ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 217. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 219. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ "Roy Summersby - 12 Games". pompeyrama.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
External links
edit- Roy Summersby at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Roy Summersby Stats at pompeyrama.com
- Roy Summersby at holmesdale.net