Roy Jordan

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Roy Jordan
Personal information
Full name Roy Anthony Jordan[1]
Date of birth (1978-04-17) 17 April 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Plymouth, England
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Torquay United
1995–1997 Hereford United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Hereford United 2 (0)
Newport County (loan)
Merthyr Tydfil
199?–1999 Pegasus Juniors
1999–2000 Newport County
2000 Gloucester City
2000 Pegasus Juniors
2000–2002 Kington Town
2002–200? Westfields
Worcester City
200?–2005 Westfields
2005 AFC Telford United
2005–2010 Westfields
2010–2012 Mercia Athletic 15 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roy Anthony Jordan (born 17 April 1978) is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Mercia Athletic.

Jordan began his career as a junior with Torquay United and had trials with Yeovil Town and Bristol Rovers before joining Hereford United as an apprentice in 1995.[2] He made his league debut on 1 March 1997 in a 2–1 home defeat against Exeter City, and remained with the Bulls as they began life in the Conference, though Jordan played just once that season. He joined Newport County on loan, before moving to Merthyr Tydfil and then Hellenic League side Pegasus Juniors, whom he left in the 1999 close season to rejoin Newport County whilst working as a plumber.[2] Including his previous loan spell he made 18 league appearances for Newport.[3]

His next move took him to Gloucester City in March 2000[2] when he was signed without the knowledge of City manager Brian Hughes.[4] His stay with Gloucester was brief as he had returned to play for Pegasus Juniors before the end of that season.

In August 2000 he was jailed for 28 days after being involved in a fight outside a pub in Hereford, and more specifically for kicking a man as he lay on the ground.[5] On his release he joined West Midlands League side Kington Town, leaving for the first of a number of spells with Westfields in June 2002[6] after his release by Kington.[7] chairmen

He later played for Worcester City. He left Westfields to join Telford United in January 2005,[8] but rejoined Westfields in November the same year,[9] having played six times in the league for Telford that season.[10] He moved to Mercia Athletic in 2010.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Barry J. Hugman (1998). The PFA Premier and Football League Players' Records 1946-1998. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 1-85291-585-4.
  2. ^ a b c "Players Profile 1999-2000". Newport County A.F.C. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  3. ^ "All time appearance chart". Newport County A.F.C. Retrieved 7 January 2009. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Latest News". Tiger Roar. 28 February 2000. Retrieved 7 January 2009. [dead link]
  5. ^ "Football thugs jailed after violence erupted outside city centre pub". Ledbury Reporter. 3 August 2000. Retrieved 7 January 2009.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Westfields sign on Jordan". Herefordshire Archive. 27 June 2002. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  7. ^ "Kington signings can boost new image bid". Ledbury Reporter. 25 July 2002. Retrieved 7 January 2009.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Jordan makes impressive debut". NonLeagueDaily. 4 January 2005. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  9. ^ "Jordan goes home". NonLeagueDaily. 21 November 2005. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  10. ^ "Player Details: Season 2005-2006". SoccerFacts UK. Retrieved 7 January 2009.