Roy Hollis
Personal information
Full name Roy Walter Hollis
Date of birth (1925-12-24)24 December 1925
Place of birth Great Yarmouth, England
Date of death 12 November 1998(1998-11-12) (aged 72)
Place of death Great Yarmouth, England
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Great Yarmouth Town
1947–1952 Norwich City 96 (52)
1952–1953 Tottenham Hotspur 3 (1)
1954–1960 Southend United 240 (120)
Chelmsford City
Lowestoft Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roy Walter Hollis (24 December 1925 – 12 November 1998) was a footballer and is a member of the Norwich City Hall of Fame.[1]

Great Yarmouth-born Hollis made 107 appearances for Norwich as a centre-forward between 1948 and 1952, scoring 59 times.[2]

Hollis scored a hat-trick in less than 30 minutes on debut for Norwich. Of all Norwich's top-20 scorers (see List of Norwich City F.C. club records), his rate of a goal every 1.81 games is the best. His best return was five goals versus Walsall F.C. in 1951. After he left Norwich, he played for Tottenham Hotspur and Southend United F.C. He scored a hat-trick for the latter at Carrow Road in 1954, the "only player to score three times for and against City on the ground."[2]

He was selected to play for the Third Division South representative team in 1956/57and 1957/58.

References

  1. ↑ Hugman , B, J, (Ed)The PFA Premier& Football League Players' Records (1946-2005) 2005 p295 ISBN 1-85291-665-6
  2. 1 2 http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/Content/Sport/CanaryCentenary/asp/GreatPlayers4.asp Norwich Evening News accessed 2 November 2007


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