Roy Ironside (born 28 May 1935) is a former professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who played in
The Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...
for
Rotherham United and
Barnsley
Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has ...
.
Ironside was a member of Rotherham's
1961 Football League Cup Final
The 1961 Football League Cup Final was the inaugural League Cup final. It was contested by Rotherham United and Aston Villa over two legs. Aston Villa won 3–2 on aggregate.
Due to fixture congestion, the second leg was not played until after ...
team.
[http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player2/royironside.html ] His son is
Ian Ironside a retired professional footballer also a goalkeeper and his grandson is
Joe Ironside
Joe Samuel Ironside (born 16 October 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Cambridge United.
Ironside started his career at Sheffield United after progressing through their academy. He spent time on loan ...
who is currently a striker for cambridge united
References
English footballers
Barnsley F.C. players
Rotherham United F.C. players
English Football League players
1935 births
Living people
Association football goalkeepers
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