Maurice Leonard Roe (born 11 January 1932) is an English retired professional

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who played in the

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for

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...

as a

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. He later returned to Brentford in 1978, to coach the junior team.

Personal life

Roe's brother, Don, played alongside him for the Brentford

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Career statistics

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1932 births English men's footballers English Football League players Brentford F.C. players Living people Footballers from Hayes, Hillingdon Men's association football wing halves London Rangers F.C. players Brentford F.C. non-playing staff Hillingdon Borough F.C. players Southern Football League players {{England-footy-midfielder-1930s-stub