Stuart Massey (born 17 November 1964) is an English former

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who played as a

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. He has worked as a manager, for the clubs Chipstead (player-manager),

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(caretaker), and

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. He began his career at non-league level in the early 1980s before signing for

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founder members Crystal Palace at the start of the 1992–93 season, but played only in one game that season in which the club was relegated. He played twice for

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during their 1993–94 promotion campaign in

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before signing for

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. He was more active at the Manor Ground, making more than 100 league appearances and scoring eight goals before being given a free transfer, in May 1998, following a knee injury. He never played professional football again. However, during his time with Oxford he did help them win promotion from

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as runners-up in 1996.

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1964 births Living people English men's footballers Sportspeople from Crawley Footballers from West Sussex Men's association football midfielders Premier League players Sutton United F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Whyteleafe F.C. players Carshalton Athletic F.C. players Walton & Hersham F.C. players English football managers Sutton United F.C. managers Chipstead F.C. players {{england-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub