Roy Ironside
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 May 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Date of death | 8 June 2024 (aged 89) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1965 | Rotherham United | 220 | (0) |
| 1965–1969 | Barnsley | 113 | (0) |
| Total | 333 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Roy Ironside (28 May 1935 – 8 June 2024) was an English professional footballer who played in The Football League for Rotherham United and Barnsley.[1]
Ironside was a member of Rotherham's 1961 Football League Cup final team.[2] His son is Ian Ironside, a retired professional footballer who was also a goalkeeper. Furthermore, his grandson is Joe Ironside who is currently a striker for Doncaster Rovers.
Honours
[edit]Rotherham United
- Football League Cup runner-up: 1960–61[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Roy Ironside profile". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ↑ "ROY IRONSIDE". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "Rotherham United and Barnsley pay tribute as goalkeeping hero dies at 89". Yorkshire Post. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ↑ Ironside, Roy probate
- ↑ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 505. ISBN 0354-09018-6.
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