Roy Saunders (4 September 1930 – 29 January 2009) was a professional footballer who played for Liverpool and Swansea Town. He was the father of footballer Dean Saunders.
Born in Salford, Lancashire, England, Saunders began his career as an amateur with Hull City before moving to Liverpool when manager George Kay signed him in May 1948. His debut, which did not come for almost five years, was against Gateshead in the third round of the FA Cup on 1...
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Roy Saunders (4 September 1930 – 29 January 2009) was a professional footballer who played for Liverpool and Swansea Town. He was the father of footballer Dean Saunders.
Born in Salford, Lancashire, England, Saunders began his career as an amateur with Hull City before moving to Liverpool when manager George Kay signed him in May 1948. His debut, which did not come for almost five years, was against Gateshead in the third round of the FA Cup on 10 January 1953. The match was one to forget, as Liverpool were humbled 1–0 in one of the biggest upsets in the team's history.
Saunders's only goal came on 25 August 1956 in a 2–0 league win at Gigg Lane. It was the second goal as the Reds wrapped up both the points against Bury by the 17th minute.
Saunders struggled to get into the starting lineup, appearing 15 times in 1953 and 20 times during the following campaign. It was not until Liverpool's relegation in 1954 that Saunders became a regular, when he was selected 32 times. That was the...
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