Johnny Roche
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use British English Template:Infobox football biography John Anthony Roche (18 May 1932 – 1988) was an English footballer who played as a forward. Born in Poplar, London, he played professionally for Millwall and Crystal Palace between 1957 and 1960, making a total of 61 Football League appearances.[1]
Career
Roche began his career in non-league football with Margate before signing for Millwall in 1957. In May 1959, he signed for Crystal Palace then playing in the Football League Fourth Division.[2] He made a goal-scoring debut on 3 September in a home 3–2 win against Oldham Athletic and went on to make 36 appearances that season, scoring 11 times.[3] At the end of the 1959–60 season, he returned to Margate.[2]
Personal life
Roche died in 1988, aged 53 or 54.[4] His grandson Jamie Roche, born in Sweden to a Swedish mother and Roche's son (who himself played semi-professionally), is also a professional footballer.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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- 1932 births
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- English men's footballers
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- People from Poplar, London
- Margate F.C. players
- Millwall F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Men's association football forwards
- English Football League players
- 20th-century English sportsmen