Walter Joyce (10 September 1937 – 29 September 1999) was an English professional

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and

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who played as a wing half, born in

Oldham Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers River Irk, Irk and River Medlock, Medlock, southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative cent ...

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...

. His son,

Warren Joyce Warren Garton Joyce (born 20 January 1965) is an English football manager and former player, who is currently the lead coach of Nottingham Forest's U21 squad. As a player, he played in The Football League for Bolton Wanderers, Preston North End ...

, also played for

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2021 population of 78,266. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River B ...

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* * 1937 births 1999 deaths English men's footballers English football managers Footballers from Oldham Men's association football defenders Burnley F.C. players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. non-playing staff Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. managers Bolton Wanderers F.C. non-playing staff Preston North End F.C. non-playing staff Bury F.C. non-playing staff English Football League players English Football League managers 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-defender-1930s-stub