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Roy Gater

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Roy Gater
Personal information
Full name Roy Gater[1]
Date of birth (1940-06-22)22 June 1940[1]
Place of birth Chesterton, Staffordshire, England[1]
Date of death 2 May 2017(2017-05-02) (aged 76)[2]
Position(s) Half-back
Youth career
Port Vale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1962 Port Vale 5 (0)
1962–1968 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 216 (3)
1968–1972 Crewe Alexandra 156 (5)
1972–1974 Weymouth
1974–197? Dorchester Town
197?–197? Christchurch
Total 377+ (8+)
Teams managed
Christchurch
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Roy Gater (22 June 1940 – 2 May 2017) was an English footballer. He played for Port Vale, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Crewe Alexandra, Weymouth, Dorchester Town and Christchurch. He made 412 league and cup appearances in a 13-year career in the Football League.[1]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Port Vale 1960–61 Third Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1961–62 Third Division 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
Total 5 0 2 0 0 0 7 0
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1962–63 Third Division 28 0 0 0 0 0 28 0
1963–64 Third Division 46 0 1 0 4 0 51 0
1964–65 Third Division 30 0 2 0 0 0 32 0
1965–66 Third Division 46 0 5 0 2 0 53 0
1966–67 Third Division 28 0 0 0 0 0 28 0
1967–68 Third Division 22 2 1 0 3 0 26 2
1968–69 Third Division 16 1 3 0 0 0 19 1
Total 216 3 12 0 9 0 237 3
Crewe Alexandra 1968–69 Third Division 17 1 0 0 0 0 17 1
1969–70 Fourth Division 42 1 2 0 1 0 45 1
1970–71 Fourth Division 46 1 3 0 2 0 51 1
1971–72 Fourth Division 42 2 1 0 2 0 45 2
1972–73 Fourth Division 9 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
Total 156 5 6 0 6 0 168 5
Career total 377 8 20 0 15 0 412 8

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 110. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. "Club statement: Roy Gater". afcb.co.uk. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.