| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Anthony Coy[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1961-11-30)30 November 1961 (age 63)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham,[1] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1979 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1984 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 43 | (0) |
| 1984–1986 | Chester City | 93 | (2) |
| 1986–1988 | Northampton Town | 17 | (0) |
| 1987 | →Altrincham (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Aylesbury United | 57 | (0) |
| 1989–1992 | Moor Green | ||
| 1992–1993 | Armitage | ||
| 1993–1997 | Boldmere St Michaels | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Anthony Coy (born 30 November 1961) is an English formerfootballer who played as adefender in theFootball League for three clubs in the 1980s.
Coy began his career as an apprentice withWolverhampton Wanderers, signing professional forms in November 1979. He had to wait until the1981–82 season for his league debut, which he made on 12 September 1981 in a 0–1 defeat toTottenham Hotspur.
He went on to make 21 top-flight appearances during his first season. Although Wolves were relegated at the end of the season, Coy was involved in them winning promotion in1982–83. However, he only played five times the following season (when Wolves were once again relegated) and in March 1984 he joinedDivision Four's bottom sideChester City in a joint loan deal withDavid Wintersgill. Coy's loan was quickly made permanent.[3] He played in all of Chester's final 14 games of the season, including a spell at centre forward.[4]
Coy became an established figure in a defence including future England internationalLee Dixon,Andy Holden,Martin Lane andPeter Zelem and he went on to make 35 league appearances in1984–85. This increased to 44 in1985–86, when Chester were Division Four runners-up and Coy was named as player of the season.[5]But Coy was then surprisingly released by managerHarry McNally[6] and he joinedNorthampton Town.
He enjoyed another promotion as the Cobblers won Division Four in1986–87, but he made just 17 appearances for them and did not play again after promotion. After a spell on loan withAltrincham, Coy joinedSouthern League sideAylesbury. Once more there was promotion joy for Coy, and he played in their solitary season in theConference.
Coy then played lower down the non-league pyramid forMoor Green,Armitage andBoldmere St Michaels, before he retired at the end of the1996–97 season.[7] Away from football he has worked in insurance and as a sales rep.[8]
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Chester City
Northampton Town
Aylesbury United