Roy Saunders
| Date of birth | 04 September 1930 |
| Place of birth | Salford |
| Nationality | English |
| Position | Wing half |
| Died | 29 January 2009 |
Roy 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 | |
| Swansea City | 01 Mar 1959 | 30 Jun 1963 |
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 | 1 |
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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.