Roy Cheetham, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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English footballer
Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1939
Place of Birth: Eccles, England, United Kingdom
Profession: association football player
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Roy Cheetham
- Roy Alexander Cheetham (21 December 1939 – 9 December 2019) was an English footballer who played for Manchester City, Detroit Cougars, Charlton Athletic and Chester. As a boy Cheetham watched Manchester City and Manchester United on alternate Saturdays.
- His career began when he signed for Manchester City as an amateur in 1956.
- Later that year he turned professional.
- He made his debut in the 1957–58 season in a 2–1 win against Luton Town.
- In the following match he was given a torrid time by Arsenal's Jimmy Bloomfield, and returned to the reserves.
- The following season he began to play more regularly, and he progressed to make 137 first team appearances over the course of a decade. On 30 August 1965 he became the first Manchester City player to be used as a substitute, replacing Mike Summerbee in a match against Wolverhampton Wanderers.He played for the Division One championship-winning side in 1967–68, although he had not played enough games to qualify for a medal.
- He moved to Detroit Cougars of the NASL in January 1968.
- During his season in Detroit he scored three penalties in a single match against Dallas.
- In total, Cheetham made 17 apps in the NASL.
- He then returned to England, signing for Charlton Athletic.
- He did make any first team appearances for Charlton, and transferred to Chester in December 1968, where he became club penalty taker.
- He made 124 league appearances at Chester before leaving in 1972, with his final appearance being a goalless draw at home to Crewe Alexandra on 22 April 1972.
- This marked the end of his Football League career.
- A second spell in North America followed in the form of a period at Windsor Stars in Canada.
- He later managed non-league club Great Harwood Town. In 1999 Cheetham made a trip to Budapest to meet childhood hero Ferenc Puskás, and in 2006 represented Manchester City at Puskás' funeral.
- As of 2007, Cheetham was treasurer of Manchester City's Former Players' Association.
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