devilofajob
Active Member
A former player and manager passed away recently, and in reading some of his achievements when with us I was struck by the following -
Roy joined the Reds in 1964 after he was released by Brighton. Roy made 220 appearances for the Reds, scoring 38 goals - all penalties. He never missed from the spot.
The rest of the press release -
The club was saddened to hear that Roy Jennings, a former Reds player and manager, passed away last week at the age of 84.
When he took over running the side in January 1968 he became only the club’s third permanent manager after Fred Cook and Roy McCrohan.
Roy guided the club to promotion to the Southern League premier division in 1969. He made the last of his playing appearances for the club later that year against Wimbledon and managed the club for the final time against Yeovil on January 3 1970 in a 1-1 draw, before being replaced by Stan Markham.
Swindon-born Roy had played for Wiltshire and England Schools but had no great ambitions to be a footballer. He was more keen on studying accountancy before he was spotted by a local scout who recommended him to Southampton.
He started life at the Seagulls as a full back but was converted to centre-half and won promotion to the old Second Division whilst at Brighton. He made 297 appearances for them, scoring 22 goals including 13 penalties.
Roy lived in Crawley after retiring and worked in the accountancy business and was active in the local community.
Roy joined the Reds in 1964 after he was released by Brighton. Roy made 220 appearances for the Reds, scoring 38 goals - all penalties. He never missed from the spot.
The rest of the press release -
The club was saddened to hear that Roy Jennings, a former Reds player and manager, passed away last week at the age of 84.
When he took over running the side in January 1968 he became only the club’s third permanent manager after Fred Cook and Roy McCrohan.
Roy guided the club to promotion to the Southern League premier division in 1969. He made the last of his playing appearances for the club later that year against Wimbledon and managed the club for the final time against Yeovil on January 3 1970 in a 1-1 draw, before being replaced by Stan Markham.
Swindon-born Roy had played for Wiltshire and England Schools but had no great ambitions to be a footballer. He was more keen on studying accountancy before he was spotted by a local scout who recommended him to Southampton.
He started life at the Seagulls as a full back but was converted to centre-half and won promotion to the old Second Division whilst at Brighton. He made 297 appearances for them, scoring 22 goals including 13 penalties.
Roy lived in Crawley after retiring and worked in the accountancy business and was active in the local community.
