Brian Joy
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Brian William Joy is an English
former professional football right-back.
playing in the 1967/68 FA Youth Cup Final against Burnley, losing 3-2 on aggregate in the 2 home and away ties, but turned professional on joining Blackburn Rovers
in August 1968. He failed to break into the first team at Ewood Park
and left to join Torquay United
in August 1969, making his league debut early the following season in a 5:1 win against Tranmere Rovers. He played 26 times for Allan Brown's side before moving to Tranmere Rovers
in June 1970. He played the first 21 games of the following season, but then suffered a bad leg injury in a car accident losing part of his right knee cap, this injury kept him out of football for 18 months before Maurice Setters an old friend from his Coventry days, the then manager of Doncaster gave him the chance to join Doncaster Rovers
in July 1972. He joined Rovers as a right-back, but in his one season with them played in eight different positions, playing 34 games before joining Exeter City
in July 1973.
After 90 games for the Grecians, scoring twice, he moved to the NASL
to spend the 1976 season with the San Diego Jaws. In September 1976 he returned to the UK, joining York City
, playing 18 times before spending the 1977 NASL season with Las Vegas Quicksilvers. On his return to the UK he joined Macclesfield Town
, spending one final season in the NASL with the renamed San Diego Sockers in 1978.
He then suffured another injury setback after 5 games of the 1978 season with San Diego Sockers hurting his right knee again, that resulted in the remaining part of the right knee cap being removed by top San Diego surgeon Ed Kruesser.
He then returned to playing in 1980 captaining the Cleveland Cobras
of the American Soccer League
(ASL) and then joined the San Francisco Fog
of the Major Indoor Soccer League
(MISL) for the 1980-1981 indoor season. He scored 9 goals and added 15 assists, before retiring from professional football at the end of that season.
He now lives between homes in Linlithgow Edinburgh in Scotland UK and Carvoeiro Portugal and is a retired businessman.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
former professional football right-back.
Playing career
Joy began his career as an apprentice with Coventry CityCoventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
playing in the 1967/68 FA Youth Cup Final against Burnley, losing 3-2 on aggregate in the 2 home and away ties, but turned professional on joining Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
in August 1968. He failed to break into the first team at Ewood Park
Ewood Park
Ewood Park is a football stadium in the English town of Blackburn, Lancashire, and is the home of Blackburn Rovers Football Club — one of the founder members of the Football League and Premier League. Rovers have played there since they moved from Leamington Street in the summer of 1890. The...
and left to join Torquay United
Torquay United F.C.
Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...
in August 1969, making his league debut early the following season in a 5:1 win against Tranmere Rovers. He played 26 times for Allan Brown's side before moving to Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...
in June 1970. He played the first 21 games of the following season, but then suffered a bad leg injury in a car accident losing part of his right knee cap, this injury kept him out of football for 18 months before Maurice Setters an old friend from his Coventry days, the then manager of Doncaster gave him the chance to join Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers F.C.
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...
in July 1972. He joined Rovers as a right-back, but in his one season with them played in eight different positions, playing 34 games before joining Exeter City
Exeter City F.C.
Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...
in July 1973.
After 90 games for the Grecians, scoring twice, he moved to the NASL
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
to spend the 1976 season with the San Diego Jaws. In September 1976 he returned to the UK, joining York City
York City F.C.
York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Conference National, the fifth tier of English football. Founded in 1922, they joined the Football League in 1929, and have spent most of their history in the lower divisions...
, playing 18 times before spending the 1977 NASL season with Las Vegas Quicksilvers. On his return to the UK he joined Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town F.C.
Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...
, spending one final season in the NASL with the renamed San Diego Sockers in 1978.
He then suffured another injury setback after 5 games of the 1978 season with San Diego Sockers hurting his right knee again, that resulted in the remaining part of the right knee cap being removed by top San Diego surgeon Ed Kruesser.
He then returned to playing in 1980 captaining the Cleveland Cobras
Cleveland Cobras
The Cleveland Stars were an American soccer club based in Cleveland, Ohio and a member of the American Soccer League in 1972-73. Before the 1974 season, the name was changed to the Cleveland Cobras. The Stars' colors were blue and white...
of the American Soccer League
American Soccer League
The American Soccer League has been a name used by three different professional soccer leagues in the United States. The first American Soccer League was established in 1921 by the merger of teams from the National Association Football League and the Southern New England Soccer League. For...
(ASL) and then joined the San Francisco Fog
San Francisco Fog (MISL)
The San Francisco Fog was a Major Indoor Soccer League franchise which existed for only one season, 1980-1981.-History:The Fog, which played their home games at the Cow Palace, finished their single season of existence at 11-29...
of the Major Indoor Soccer League
Major Soccer League
The Major Indoor Soccer League, known in its final two seasons as the Major Soccer League, was an indoor soccer league in the USA from 1978 to 1992. After the folding of the North American Soccer League in 1984, the MISL was the Division I soccer league for the United States...
(MISL) for the 1980-1981 indoor season. He scored 9 goals and added 15 assists, before retiring from professional football at the end of that season.
He now lives between homes in Linlithgow Edinburgh in Scotland UK and Carvoeiro Portugal and is a retired businessman.