Roy Wilson Beckett (20 March 1928 – 11 September 2008) was an English
footballer
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who played in
the Football League
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for
Stoke City.
Career
Beckett was born in
Stoke-on-Trent and played football with Milton Youth Club and Burslem Albion before joining
Stoke City in 1950.
He was used as a back-up player and in four seasons with the club he played in fifteen matches scoring once against
Everton on 13 January 1951.
After he left Stoke in 1954 he went on to play for
Northwich Victoria.
Career statistics
References
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English men's footballers
Stoke City F.C. players
Northwich Victoria F.C. players
English Football League players
1928 births
2008 deaths
Men's association football defenders
Footballers from Stoke-on-Trent