Roy Lunniss

Roy Lunniss

Roy was picked up by Crystal Palace manager George Smith from Carshalton, signing professional forms in April 1960 and going on to make 25 League appearances as a solid, take no prisoners type of full-back. When he was released in 1963 he turned to Smith, by now manager at Portsmouth, and became a regular member of the Pompey squad over the next three seasons before being released for breach of contract.

Roy had a spell playing in South Africa before returning to England and signing a short term contract with Luton, who were managed by one of his old Portsmouth playing colleagues, Allan Brown. His only League outing for the Hatters came in a 3-0 home win over Brentford on the last day of 1966 but he was ‘carrying timber’ and looked unfit and was allowed to leave.

Roy joined up with Oakland Clippers and settled in the States before returning to London where he passed away in 2010.