Roy Anthony Jordan (born 17 April 1978) is an English professional

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. He currently plays for Mercia Athletic. Jordan began his career as a junior with

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and had trials with

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and

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before joining

Hereford United Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'Th ...

as an apprentice in 1995. He made his league debut on 1 March 1997 in a 2–1 home defeat against

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, 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 Merthyr Tydfil () is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. It is about north of Cardiff. Often called just Merthyr, it is said to be named after Tydfil, daughter of K ...

and then Hellenic League side

Pegasus Juniors Hereford Pegasus Football Club is a football club based in Hereford, England. The club is affiliated to the Herefordshire County FA. Pegasus Juniors Football Club run a total of 23 teams and provide football for all ages, starting from the age ...

, whom he left in the 1999 close season to rejoin Newport County whilst working as a plumber. Including his previous loan spell he made 18 league appearances for Newport. His next move took him to Gloucester City in March 2000 when he was signed without the knowledge of City manager Brian Hughes. 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. 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 after his release by Kington. chairmen He later played for

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. He left Westfields to join Telford United in January 2005, but rejoined Westfields in November the same year, having played six times in the league for Telford that season. He moved to Mercia Athletic in 2010.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jordan, Roy Living people 1978 births Footballers from Plymouth, Devon English men's footballers Hereford United F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Merthyr Tydfil F.C. players Gloucester City A.F.C. players Hereford Pegasus F.C. players Kington Town F.C. players Westfields F.C. players Worcester City F.C. players AFC Telford United players English Football League players Men's association football wingers