Roy Alexander Barry (born 19 September 1942) is a Scottish former professional

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. Barry played for Musselburgh Athletic's junior side before being signed by Hearts. He then moved to

Dunfermline Dunfermline (; sco, Dunfaurlin, gd, Dùn Phàrlain) is a city, parish and former Royal Burgh, in Fife, Scotland, on high ground from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. The city currently has an estimated population of 58,508. Accord ...

for £13,000, where he helped the club defeat Hearts in the 1968 Scottish Cup Final. Dunfermline sold him to

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for £40,000, who then sold him to

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for £45,000. He later signed for Hibernian and ended his senior playing career at East Fife, who he also managed. Barry later became caretaker manager of

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1942 births Coventry City F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players East Fife F.C. managers East Fife F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Nuneaton Borough F.C. players Living people Oxford United F.C. managers Footballers from Edinburgh Scottish Football League players Scottish football managers Scottish men's footballers English Football League players Scottish Football League managers Men's association football defenders {{Scotland-footy-defender-1940s-stub