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| Roy Saunders:
Midfielder |
| Nickname: |
| Date of Birth:
04/09/1930 |
| Squad
number: |
| With the Reds: 1948-1959 |
| Height: |
| Weight: |
| Bought from: Hull City |
| Signed for LFC:
Ј0 Professional - May 1948 |
| Debut: 10th January 1953 v Gateshead
AFC (A) FA Cup 3 round lose 0-1 (Aged 22) |
| Debut goal: 25.08.1956 |
| 1st team
league games: 134 |
| 1st team
league goals: 1 |
| Total 1st team
games: 146 |
| Total 1st team
goals: 1 |
| Contract expiry: March 1959,
transfered to Swansea Town |
| International caps:
England youth |
| International goals: |
| International debut: England
youth |
| Characteristics: |
| Former clubs: Hull
City (amateur player), Swansea Town, Ammanford Town (amateur) |
| Birth Place: Salford,
England |
| Honours: |
| Personal Honours: |
| Fact: |
| Website: |
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Total LFC
and other club games/goals
|
League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1952-53 |
14 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
|
| 1953-54 |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
|
| 1954-55 |
28 |
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32 |
|
| 1955-56 |
37 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
42 |
|
| 1956-57 |
27 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28 |
|
| 1957-58 |
4 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
1 |
| 1958-59 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
| Total |
134 |
1 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
146 |
1 |
| Swansea
Town |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
95 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Total |
started/substitutions |
|
Total |
Competition |
| 470 |
Started |
|
134 |
League |
| 0 |
On the bench |
|
12 |
FA Cup |
| 0 |
Substitute |
|
|
|
| 0 |
Substituted |
|
|
|
Career Milestones for Roy Saunders:
Appearances in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
10.01.1953 |
Gateshead |
0-1 |
Redheugh Park |
FA |
| 50 |
22.01.1955 |
Blackburn |
4-1 |
Anfield |
League |
| 100 |
22.02.1956 |
Manchester C |
1-2 |
Anfield |
FA |
Goals in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Min |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
25.08.1956 |
17 |
Bury |
2-0 |
Gigg Lane |
League |
Update 26.11.2006 |
PROFILE
 A
decent enough left-half but struggled to secure a starting place because of wing-halves
Phil Taylor and Bob Paisley. Roy played for Hull City as an amateur before signing
professional forms for Liverpool in May 1948 as a 17 year old. But he had a long wait of
nearly 5 years before getting his chance in the first-team, which he finally did for the
trip to Middlesbrough on 7th February 1953. After a dreadful run of 8 defeats and 3 draws
from the previous 11 league games, Liverpool won 3-2 at Ayresome Park and Roy played in 13
of the last 16 league fixtures as the club narrowly avoided relegation, something which
was however only delayed by one more year.
After the drop into Division Two, which coincided with the retirement of both
Paisley & Taylor (whose combined total of half-back appearances for the club reached
over 600), Roy became more of a regular in the side and was picked for the majority of
league and cup matches for the next three seasons. But after making only 5 first-team
appearances in 1957-58 and one fewer the next season, he decided to move on to Swansea in
March 1959 and played in nearly a hundred league games for the South Wales club. The
father of Liverpool striker Dean Saunders.
He managetAmmanford and he was trainer at Swansea in 1971. |
