| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roy Walter Hollis | ||
| Date of birth | (1925-12-24)24 December 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Great Yarmouth, England | ||
| Date of death | 12 November 1998(1998-11-12) (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Great Yarmouth, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Great Yarmouth Town | |||
| 1947–1952 | Norwich City | 96 | (52) |
| 1952–1953 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | (1) |
| 1954–1960 | Southend United | 240 | (120) |
| Chelmsford City | |||
| Lowestoft Town | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Roy Walter Hollis (24 December 1925 – 12 November 1998) was afootballer and is amember of theNorwich CityHall of Fame.[1]
Great Yarmouth-born Hollis made 107 appearances for Norwich as acentre-forward between 1948 and 1952, scoring 59 times.[2]
Hollis scored ahat-trick in less than 30 minutes on debut for Norwich. Of all Norwich's top-20 scorers (seeList of Norwich City F.C. club records), his rate of a goal every 1.81 games is the best. His best return was five goals versusWalsall F.C. in 1951. After he left Norwich, he played forTottenham Hotspur andSouthend United F.C. He scored a hat-trick for the latter atCarrow Road in 1954, the "only player to score three times for and against City on the ground."[2]
He was selected to play for theThird Division South representative team in 1956/57and 1957/58.
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