| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Roy Brien | ||
| Date of birth | (1930-11-11)11 November 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Date of death | 27 January 1987(1987-01-27) (aged 56) | ||
| Place of death | Rochdale, England | ||
| Position(s) | Half-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1955 | Port Vale | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 1 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Roy Brien (11 November 1930 – 27 January 1987) was an English footballer who played one game for Port Vale in the Football League on 17 April 1954.
Career
Brien joined Port Vale in May 1951 and made his debut at half-back in a goalless draw with Rochdale at Spotland on 17 April 1954. The point gained in this game was enough to clinch the Third Division North title that season, but Brien was not selected again before being released at the end of the following season.
Career statistics
Source:
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Port Vale | 1953–54 | Third Division North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Honours
Port Vale
References
- ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 41. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- Roy Brien at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- Sherwin, Phil; Askey, Steve (2013), Men of Steele: The story of Port Vale's stunning 1953/54 season, Pass Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9926579-1-8