Roy Saunders

Date of birth04 September 1930
Place of birthSalford
NationalityEnglish
PositionWing half

Saunders, father of Dean Saunders, was a regular left half for Liverpool in the 1950s.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Liverpool 01 May 1948 01 Mar 1959

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1952-53 Liverpool FA Cup 1
1952-53 Liverpool League Division One 13
1953-54 Liverpool League Division One 19
1954-55 Liverpool FA Cup 4
1954-55 Liverpool League Division Two 28
1955-56 Liverpool FA Cup 5
1955-56 Liverpool League Division Two 37
1956-57 Liverpool FA Cup 1
1956-57 Liverpool League Division Two 27
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1957-58 Liverpool FA Cup 1
1957-58 Liverpool League Division Two 4
1958-59 Liverpool League Division Two 4


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
10 Jan 1953 Gateshead AFC v Liverpool L 1-0 FA Cup 3rd round
07 Feb 1953 Middlesbrough v Liverpool W 2-3 League Division One
14 Feb 1953 Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion W 3-0 League Division One
21 Feb 1953 Newcastle United v Liverpool W 1-2 League Division One
04 Mar 1953 Liverpool v Bolton Wanderers D 0-0 League Division One
07 Mar 1953 Aston Villa v Liverpool L 4-0 League Division One
14 Mar 1953 Liverpool v Sunderland W 2-0 League Division One
21 Mar 1953 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool L 3-0 League Division One
23 Mar 1953 Chelsea v Liverpool L 3-0 League Division One
28 Mar 1953 Liverpool v Charlton Athletic L 1-2 League Division One
03 Apr 1953 Liverpool v Cardiff City W 2-1 League Division One
04 Apr 1953 Arsenal v Liverpool L 5-3 League Division One
11 Apr 1953 Liverpool v Derby County D 1-1 League Division One
18 Apr 1953 Blackpool v Liverpool L 3-1 League Division One
05 Sep 1953 Liverpool v Preston North End L 1-5 League Division One
07 Sep 1953 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool L 2-1 League Division One
12 Sep 1953 Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool L 2-1 League Division One
16 Sep 1953 Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 1-1 League Division One
03 Oct 1953 Liverpool v Sheffield Wednesday D 2-2 League Division One
10 Oct 1953 Liverpool v Aston Villa W 6-1 League Division One
17 Oct 1953 Huddersfield Town v Liverpool L 2-0 League Division One
24 Oct 1953 Liverpool v Sheffield United W 3-0 League Division One
31 Oct 1953 Chelsea v Liverpool L 5-2 League Division One
07 Nov 1953 Liverpool v Manchester City D 2-2 League Division One
14 Nov 1953 Sunderland v Liverpool L 3-2 League Division One
21 Nov 1953 Liverpool v Arsenal L 1-2 League Division One
28 Nov 1953 Cardiff City v Liverpool L 3-1 League Division One
05 Dec 1953 Liverpool v Blackpool W 5-2 League Division One
12 Dec 1953 Portsmouth v Liverpool L 5-1 League Division One
19 Dec 1953 Manchester United v Liverpool L 5-1 League Division One
24 Feb 1954 Sheffield Wednesday v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
19 Apr 1954 Liverpool v Middlesbrough W 4-1 League Division One
24 Apr 1954 Blackpool v Liverpool L 3-0 League Division One
11 Sep 1954 Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool L 4-3 League Division Two
15 Sep 1954 Liverpool v Bristol Rovers W 5-3 League Division Two
18 Sep 1954 Liverpool v Fulham W 4-1 League Division Two
25 Sep 1954 Swansea Town v Liverpool L 3-2 League Division Two
02 Oct 1954 Liverpool v Notts County W 3-1 League Division Two
09 Oct 1954 Liverpool v Rotherham United W 3-1 League Division Two
16 Oct 1954 Stoke City v Liverpool L 2-0 League Division Two
23 Oct 1954 Liverpool v Bury D 1-1 League Division Two
30 Oct 1954 Lincoln City v Liverpool D 3-3 League Division Two
06 Nov 1954 Liverpool v Hull City W 2-1 League Division Two
13 Nov 1954 Luton Town v Liverpool L 3-2 League Division Two
01 Jan 1955 Liverpool v Derby County W 2-0 League Division Two
08 Jan 1955 Lincoln City v Liverpool D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round
12 Jan 1955 Liverpool v Lincoln City W 1-0 FA Cup 3rd round replay
22 Jan 1955 Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers W 4-1 League Division Two
29 Jan 1955 Everton v Liverpool W 0-4 FA Cup 4th round
05 Feb 1955 Fulham v Liverpool W 1-2 League Division Two
12 Feb 1955 Liverpool v Swansea Town D 1-1 League Division Two
19 Feb 1955 Liverpool v Huddersfield Town L 0-2 FA Cup 5th round
03 Mar 1955 Notts County v Liverpool W 0-3 League Division Two
05 Mar 1955 Liverpool v Stoke City L 2-4 League Division Two
12 Mar 1955 Bury v Liverpool W 3-4 League Division Two
19 Mar 1955 Liverpool v Lincoln City L 2-4 League Division Two
26 Mar 1955 Hull City v Liverpool D 2-2 League Division Two
02 Apr 1955 Liverpool v Luton Town D 4-4 League Division Two
08 Apr 1955 Port Vale v Liverpool L 4-3 League Division Two
09 Apr 1955 Nottingham Forest v Liverpool L 3-1 League Division Two
16 Apr 1955 Liverpool v Leeds United D 2-2 League Division Two
23 Apr 1955 Middlesbrough v Liverpool W 1-2 League Division Two
26 Apr 1955 West Ham United v Liverpool W 0-3 League Division Two
30 Apr 1955 Liverpool v Birmingham City D 2-2 League Division Two
02 May 1955 Rotherham United v Liverpool L 6-1 League Division Two
20 Aug 1955 Nottingham Forest v Liverpool W 1-3 League Division Two
24 Aug 1955 Liverpool v Sheffield Wednesday L 0-3 League Division Two
27 Aug 1955 Liverpool v Hull City W 3-0 League Division Two
31 Aug 1955 Sheffield Wednesday v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division Two
03 Sep 1955 Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool D 3-3 League Division Two
07 Sep 1955 Liverpool v Bristol Rovers L 0-2 League Division Two
10 Sep 1955 Liverpool v Lincoln City W 2-1 League Division Two
17 Sep 1955 Leicester City v Liverpool L 3-1 League Division Two
24 Sep 1955 Liverpool v Middlesbrough D 1-1 League Division Two
01 Oct 1955 Liverpool v Plymouth Argyle W 4-1 League Division Two
08 Oct 1955 Bristol City v Liverpool L 2-1 League Division Two
15 Oct 1955 Liverpool v West Ham United W 3-1 League Division Two
22 Oct 1955 Bury v Liverpool W 1-4 League Division Two
29 Oct 1955 Liverpool v Rotherham United W 2-0 League Division Two
05 Nov 1955 Swansea Town v Liverpool L 2-1 League Division Two
12 Nov 1955 Liverpool v Notts County W 2-1 League Division Two
19 Nov 1955 Leeds United v Liverpool L 4-2 League Division Two
26 Nov 1955 Liverpool v Fulham W 7-0 League Division Two
03 Dec 1955 Port Vale v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division Two
10 Dec 1955 Liverpool v Barnsley D 1-1 League Division Two
17 Dec 1955 Liverpool v Nottingham Forest W 5-2 League Division Two
24 Dec 1955 Hull City v Liverpool W 1-2 League Division Two
26 Dec 1955 Liverpool v Stoke City D 2-2 League Division Two
27 Dec 1955 Stoke City v Liverpool L 3-2 League Division Two
31 Dec 1955 Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers L 1-2 League Division Two
07 Jan 1956 Liverpool v Accrington Stanley W 2-0 FA Cup 3rd round
21 Jan 1956 Liverpool v Leicester City W 3-1 League Division Two
28 Jan 1956 Liverpool v Scunthorpe United D 3-3 FA Cup 4th round
04 Feb 1956 Middlesbrough v Liverpool W 1-2 League Division Two
06 Feb 1956 Scunthorpe United v Liverpool W 1-2 FA Cup 4th round replay
11 Feb 1956 Plymouth Argyle v Liverpool L 4-0 League Division Two
18 Feb 1956 Manchester City v Liverpool D 0-0 FA Cup 5th round
22 Feb 1956 Liverpool v Manchester City L 1-2 FA Cup 5th round replay
29 Feb 1956 Liverpool v Leeds United W 1-0 League Division Two
03 Mar 1956 Liverpool v Bury W 4-2 League Division Two
10 Mar 1956 Barnsley v Liverpool W 0-5 League Division Two
17 Mar 1956 Liverpool v Swansea Town W 4-1 League Division Two
24 Mar 1956 Notts County v Liverpool L 2-1 League Division Two
14 Apr 1956 Liverpool v Port Vale W 4-1 League Division Two
21 Apr 1956 Rotherham United v Liverpool W 0-1 League Division Two
28 Apr 1956 Bristol Rovers v Liverpool W 1-2 League Division Two
02 May 1956 Lincoln City v Liverpool L 2-0 League Division Two
25 Aug 1956 Bury v Liverpool W 0-2 League Division Two
29 Aug 1956 Liverpool v Notts County D 3-3 League Division Two
01 Sep 1956 Liverpool v Grimsby Town W 3-2 League Division Two
03 Sep 1956 West Ham United v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division Two
08 Sep 1956 Doncaster Rovers v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division Two
15 Sep 1956 Liverpool v Stoke City L 0-2 League Division Two
22 Sep 1956 Middlesbrough v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division Two
29 Sep 1956 Liverpool v Leicester City W 2-0 League Division Two
06 Oct 1956 Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers L 2-3 League Division Two
13 Oct 1956 Bristol City v Liverpool L 2-1 League Division Two
20 Oct 1956 Liverpool v Fulham W 4-3 League Division Two
27 Oct 1956 Barnsley v Liverpool L 4-1 League Division Two
03 Nov 1956 Liverpool v Port Vale W 4-1 League Division Two
10 Nov 1956 Rotherham United v Liverpool D 2-2 League Division Two
17 Nov 1956 Liverpool v Lincoln City W 4-0 League Division Two
24 Nov 1956 Swansea Town v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division Two
01 Dec 1956 Liverpool v Sheffield United W 5-1 League Division Two
08 Dec 1956 Nottingham Forest v Liverpool L 1-0 League Division Two
15 Dec 1956 Huddersfield Town v Liverpool W 0-3 League Division Two
22 Dec 1956 Liverpool v Bury W 2-0 League Division Two
25 Dec 1956 Liverpool v Leyton Orient W 1-0 League Division Two
26 Dec 1956 Leyton Orient v Liverpool W 0-4 League Division Two
05 Jan 1957 Southend United v Liverpool L 2-1 FA Cup 3rd round
16 Mar 1957 Port Vale v Liverpool W 1-2 League Division Two
23 Mar 1957 Liverpool v Rotherham United W 4-1 League Division Two
30 Mar 1957 Lincoln City v Liverpool D 3-3 League Division Two
06 Apr 1957 Liverpool v Swansea Town W 2-0 League Division Two
13 Apr 1957 Sheffield United v Liverpool L 3-0 League Division Two
08 Jan 1958 Southend United v Liverpool W 2-3 FA Cup 3rd round replay
11 Jan 1958 Liverpool v Fulham W 2-1 League Division Two
18 Jan 1958 Liverpool v Middlesbrough L 0-2 League Division Two
19 Feb 1958 Doncaster Rovers v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division Two
22 Feb 1958 Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool D 3-3 League Division Two
04 Oct 1958 Huddersfield Town v Liverpool L 5-0 League Division Two
11 Oct 1958 Liverpool v Lincoln City W 3-2 League Division Two
18 Oct 1958 Fulham v Liverpool W 0-1 League Division Two
15 Nov 1958 Derby County v Liverpool L 3-2 League Division Two


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.