Roy Brien

William Roy Brien (11 November 1930 – 27 January 1987) was an English footballer who played one game for Port Vale in the Football League on 17 April 1954.

Roy Brien

Personal information
Full name	William Roy Brien[1]
Date of birth	11 November 1930[1]
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Date of death	27 January 1987 (aged 56)
Place of death	Rochdale, England
Position(s)	Half-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1951–1955	Port Vale	1	(0)
Total		1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Brien joined Port Vale in May 1951 and made his debut at half-back in a goalless draw with Rochdale at Spotland on 17 April 1954.[1] The point gained in this game was enough to clinch the Third Division North title that season, but Brien was not selected again before being released at the end of the following season.[1]

Statistics

Source:[2]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1953–54	Third Division North	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Honours

Port Vale

• Football League Third Division North winner: 1953–54[3]

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 41. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. Roy Brien at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
3. Sherwin, Phil; Askey, Steve (2013), Men of Steele: The story of Port Vale's stunning 1953/54 season, Pass Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9926579-1-8