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Roy Warhurst (18 September 1926 – 7 January 2014) was an English footballer who made more than 300 appearances in the Football League playing for Sheffield United, Birmingham City, Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra and Oldham Athletic.[2] He played as a wing half.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roy Warhurst[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 18 September 1926||
Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
Date of death | 7 January 2014 87)[1] | (aged||
Place of death | Birmingham,[1] England | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Youth career | |||
1942-1943 | Atlas & Norfolk Works | ||
1943–1944 | Huddersfield Town | ||
1944 | Sheffield United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1944–1950 | Sheffield United | 17 | (2) |
1950–1957 | Birmingham City | 213 | (10) |
1957–1959 | Manchester City | 40 | (2) |
1959–1960 | Crewe Alexandra | 51 | (1) |
1960–1961 | Oldham Athletic | 8 | (0) |
1961–1964 | Banbury Spencer | ||
Total | 329 | (15) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Warhurst was born in Handsworth, Sheffield. He began his football career during the Second World War as a youth with Atlas & Norfolk Works before signing as an amateur with Huddersfield Town and Sheffield United, and turned professional with the latter in September 1944. His early career was as a winger, but after he joined Birmingham City for an £8,000 fee in 1950, he was converted to wing half.[3] His forceful style contributed much to the club's Second Division title in the 1954–55 season and to their performances in the First Division and the FA Cup the following season.[4][5] Warhurst injured a thigh in the sixth-round FA Cup match, and missed the rest of the season, and his absence was considered a significant factor in Birmingham's losing the 1956 Cup Final:[3] teammate Alex Govan was convinced that "if Roy Warhurst had been fit then there would only have been one winner".[6]
He succeeded Len Boyd as Birmingham captain at the end of that season,[7] and 12 months later signed for Manchester City for a £10,000 fee. He spent 18 months at City before moving on to Crewe Alexandra and then to Oldham Athletic, where he was appointed captain.[3] A spell in non-league football with Banbury Spencer preceded his retirement from the game in 1964.[3]
Warhurst went on to become a scrap metal dealer.[3] He was married to Jean and had three children. He died in January 2014 at the age of 87.[8]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sheffield United[9] | 1946–47 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
1947–48 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
1948–49 | First Division | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | ||
1949–50 | Second Division | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||
Total | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 21 | 3 | |||
Birmingham City[10] | 1949–50 | First Division | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
1950–51 | Second Division | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 2 | ||
1951–52 | Second Division | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | ||
1952–53 | Second Division | 31 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | ||
1953–54 | Second Division | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||
1954–55 | Second Division | 34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 4 | ||
1955–56 | First Division | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
1956–57 | First Division | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
Total | 213 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 239 | 10 | ||
Manchester City[11] | 1957–58 | First Division | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | |
1958–59 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | |||
Crewe Alexandra[12] | 1958–59 | Fourth Division | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
1959–60 | Fourth Division | 42 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 46 | 1 | ||
Total | 51 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 55 | 1 | |||
Oldham Athletic[13] | 1960–61 | Second Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Career total | 329 | 15 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 364 | 16 |
Birmingham City
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