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Roy has both played for and managed England.
He made his England playing debut in 1963 and managed England in
1978.
His first indication of management for England came in the
London Evening Standard on 12th July 1977. It was after Don Revie
had given up the £25,000 England job. Roy came out with the
following quote:
"My modest success as
player-manager of Melchester Rovers has prompted many kind people to put my name
forward as the next England manager., Before the campaign gathers
momentum, I must state right away that should the F.A., in their
wisdom, offer me the England job, I would be forced to turn them
down. I don't think I am experienced enough as a manager. True, I
have been with Melchester for 23 years...but I have only been
player-manager for a short-time I think that the job should go to a
non-establishment figure. (After 23 years I consider myself to be an
establishment figure!) Come back Brian Clough...all is
forgiven!"
The summary below documents Roy's
England career.
| 1962-1963
Roy makes his England debut against South
American side Caragua. Roy's debut was on the same day Rovers
played title contenders Wellingbury. Roy could not concentrate
on his debut for fear of what was happening back at
Melchester, and especially to Tom Dawson, who had been
threatened with a transfer if his form did not improve. After
some embarrassing moments, (such as those below), the England
Team Manager told Roy that Rovers were winning and Tom Dawson
had scored two, the Roy stamped his class on the game and
netted twice in a 3-1 victory.
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| 1969-1970
Roy was selected for England in the 1970
World Cup, Mexico. The picture below shows Roy playing against
Brazil, in the qualifying stages.
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| 1972-1973
Roy and Blackie play for England in 2-1 win against Italy
(Roy 1).
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| 1975-1976
Roy scores a hat-trick for
England in 3-0 win against France in the European Nations Cup.
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| 1977-1978
Roy takes over as
Caretaker-Manager of England and after defeating Holland 5-1
turns down the full-time job.
Roy
on England duty, flanked by Trevor Francis and Malcolm
McDonald
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| 1984-1985
Roy captains England against
France in 1-1 draw (Roy 1).
1985-1986
Bobby Robson names Roy in his
England squad for the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. But before Roy
joins the England party in Mexico, Roy feels duty bound to
fulfill a commitment to take Rovers out to Basran in the
Middle east for a friendly match. However, shortly after their
arrival in Basran, the Rovers team were imprisoned by the
leaders of a military coup. Their kidnapping meant that Roy
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| 1986-1987
Roy scores both goals in
England's 2-0 victory over Turkey in the European
Championships. However, in scoring the second goal (below),
Roy badly damages his right knee and there are fears he may
not play again. But, he recovers and undertakes, on behalf of
the prime Minister, a European tour of goodwill, taking in
Holland, Germany and France.
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| 1991-1992
Roy appointed player-manager of England 'B' team and wins a
four-nation tournament v USA, France and Segovia.
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