Len Roe

Len Roe
Personal information
Full name Maurice Leonard Roe[1]
Date of birth (1932-01-11)11 January 1932
Place of birth Hayes, England
Date of death 24 June 2024(2024-06-24) (aged 92)
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1951 Ruislip Manor
1951–1958 Brentford 7 (0)
1958–1959 Yiewsley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maurice Leonard Roe (11 January 1932 – 24 June 2024) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford as a wing half.[2] He later returned to Brentford in 1978, to coach the junior team.[2]

Roe's brother, Don, played alongside him for the Brentford reserve team.[2] Len Roe died on 24 June 2024, at the age of 92.[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1954–55[4] Third Division South 1 0 0 0 1 0
1955–56[4] 4 0 1 0 5 0
1956–57[4] 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 7 0 8 0 7 0

References

  1. ^ "Len Roe". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 136. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. ^ "Leonard 'Len' Roe, 11 January 1932 – 24 June 2024". Much Loved. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 383–384. ISBN 0951526200.


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