Roger Hoy’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro English footballer
A.K.A. Roger E Hoy
Is Athlete 
Football player 
Association football player 
From England 
United Kingdom 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 6 December 1946, Poplar, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, London
Age: 73 years
Star sign Sagittarius

Roger E. Hoy (born 6 December 1946 in Poplar Greater London), is an English, retired, professional footballer. Playing primarily as a defender, he made a total of 112 appearances in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace, Luton Town and Cardiff City before moving into non-league football with Dagenham.

Playing career

Early career

Hoy began his youth career at Tottenham Hotspur and went on to make 10 senior appearances for the club between 1965 and 1968.

Crystal Palace

On 26 September 1968, he signed for Crystal Palace and made 26 appearances (3 goals) that season, in which Palace reached the top tier in English football for the first time. Hoy began the 1969–70 season, in the top flight, as a first choice but lost his starting place to David Payne in October. However he continued to fulfil a number of roles for Palace for the rest of that season (wearing 5 differently numbered shirts) and finished with 28 appearances, scoring three times.

Later career

In June 1970, Hoy signed for Luton Town making 32 appearances in season 1970–71 but without scoring. In 1971 he moved on to Cardiff City where he made 16 appearances over the next two seasons, again without scoring. In 1973, Hoy moved into non-league football with Dagenham (later Dagenham and Redbridge), where he finished his career.

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