Roger Joslyn

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Roger Joslyn

| image =

| fullname = Roger Douglas William Joslyn

| height =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1950|05|07}}

| birth_place = Colchester, England

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1967

| youthclubs1 = Colchester United

| years1 = 1967–1970

| years2 = 1970–1974

| years3 = 1974–1979

| years4 = 1979–1982

| clubs1 = Colchester United

| clubs2 = Aldershot

| clubs3 = Watford

| clubs4 = Reading

| caps1 = 99

| caps2 = 186

| caps3 = 182

| caps4 = 68

| goals1 = 4

| goals2 = 17

| goals3 = 17

| goals4 = 1

}}

Roger Douglas William Joslyn (born 7 May 1950) is an English former footballer, who played as a midfielder. He amassed over 500 appearances in the Football League for Colchester United, Aldershot, Watford and Reading.

Career

Born in Colchester, Joslyn signed for hometown club Colchester United as an amateur at the age of seventeen, before turning professional at the end of the 1967–68 season. He joined Aldershot for a fee of £8,000 in October 1970. Four years later, Watford manager Mike Keen offered Aldershot £10,000 plus Pat Morrissey for Joslyn's services. Joslyn stayed at Vicarage Road for five years, 214 appearances and scoring 21 goals. He played a part in Watford's consecutive promotions under Graham Taylor, before being sold to Reading in November 1979 for £40,000. Joslyn retired from football in January 1981 due to an arthritic hip. After retiring from football, Joslyn moved into business, and now runs a furniture manufacturing company.

Honours

= Club =

;Watford{{cite web|url=http://www.Coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Player%20Stats/PlayerHonours/PlayerLeagueOne.html |title=Tier Three (League One) Honours |work=Coludaybyday.co.uk}}{{cite web|url=http://www.Coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Player%20Stats/PlayerHonours/PlayerLeagueTwo.html |title=Tier Four (League Two) Honours |work=Coludaybyday.co.uk}}

= Individual =

  • PFA Team of the Year (1): 1977–78{{cite web|url=http://www.Coludaybyday.co.uk/Statistics/Player%20Stats/PlayerHonours/PlayerIndividualHonours.html |title=Individual Awards |work=Coludaybyday.co.uk}}

References

{{reflist|refs=

{{cite book|title=The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who|author=Trefor Jones|year=1996|isbn= 0-9527458-0-1|page=136}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.wfc.net/watn.htm|title=Where are they now?|publisher=wfc.net|accessdate=26 February 2010}}

}}

{{1977–78 Football League Fourth Division PFA Team of the Year}}

{{Aldershot Town F.C. Player of the Season}}

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Category:1950 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Colchester

Category:Colchester United F.C. players

Category:Aldershot F.C. players

Category:Watford F.C. players

Category:Reading F.C. players

Category:English Football League players

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:English men's footballers