Micky Droy (born 7 May 1951 in

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) is an English former

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who played in

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during the 1970s and 1980s, spending 15 years with

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but also playing for

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and

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Playing career

Droy was a tall and generally uncompromising defender. He played for Chelsea during a particularly turbulent period of the club's history, and was a part of the sides which were relegated to the

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in 1974–75, promoted back to the First Division in 1976–77, relegated again in 1978–79 and then promoted again in 1983–84. A feature on ''

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website summed him up as "six feet four inches of hard-core centre back, who had an unsentimental way with a headed clearance and who, from 1971, gave 15 years of no-nonsense service to a mortifyingly declining side." He was Chelsea's Player of the Year in 1978. After a brief loan spell with

, Droy left Chelsea in March 1985, joined

on a free transfer, then joined

, before moving back to

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initially with

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and then for several years with

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, where he was appointed assistant manager in September 1994, before being appointed manager later in the month. Droy was removed from his post on 7 January 1995. Droy later played for Chelmsford Sunday League club Priory Sports under

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, alongside former internationals

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and Paul Parker.

Post-playing career

He ran a successful electrical business and moved to

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Droy, Micky 1951 births Living people People from Highbury English footballers Association football defenders Slough Town F.C. players Chelsea F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players Kingstonian F.C. players English Football League players English football managers Arsenal F.C. players Hoddesdon Town F.C. players