Roy McCrohan (22 September 1930 – 3 March 2015) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.

Career

Born in

Reading, Berkshire Reading ( ) is a town and borough in Berkshire, Southeast England, southeast England. Located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the rivers River Thames, Thames and River Kennet, Kennet, the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 mot ...

, McCrohan spent the majority of his career with Norwich City before playing for Colchester United and Bristol Rovers. He was a member of the Norwich sides which reached the semi-finals of the

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in 1959 as a third division team, won promotion to division two in 1960 and won the League Cup in 1962. He later coached at Bristol Rovers,

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and

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, both the latter two with Bobby Robson, and was assistant manager at Luton Town before moving to live in the USA. He was an assistant coach for the

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for the 1978 NASL season. He was named head coach of the

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on 14 December 1978. He coached the team for the

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and first nine games of the

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Death

McCrohan died on 3 March 2015 in the

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after a long illness.

Honours

Club

; Norwich City *

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Winner (1): 1961–62 *

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Runner-up (1): 1959–60

References

*''Canary Citizens'' by Mark Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt, published by Jarrold Publishing, (2001), 1930 births 2015 deaths Bristol Rovers F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players English footballers English football managers Norwich City F.C. players Sportspeople from Reading, Berkshire North American Soccer League (1968–1984) coaches Reading F.C. players Association football midfielders Footballers from Berkshire {{england-footy-midfielder-1930s-stub