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Bernard
Joy |
Arsenal FC &
Casuals FC & Corinthians FC
1 appearance, 0 goals
P 1 W 0 D 0 L 1 F
2:
A 3
0% successful
1935-36
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Bernard Joy |
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Born |
29 October 1911 at 29 Mablethorpe Road,
Fulham, London [registered in
Fulham, December 1911]. |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1911
census, Bernard's family were living at 29 Mablethorpe Road in Fulham. His
mother, Annie, had already borne a child, Edward. Their father, Michael,
was a Police Constable in the Metropolitan Police. His parents were from
Yorkshire. |
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According to the 1939 register, Bernard is a secondary
school master, married to Eadie, and
they live at 6 Myddleton Road in Ware, at the home of the Stanton's. |
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Married |
to Eadie L. Greenland
[registered in Ware, Hertfordshire, September 1934]. Three
children, Christopher, Margaret and Karen. |
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Died |
18 July 1984 in Kenton, aged
72 years 263 days
[registered in Brent, London, July 1984] of cancer. |
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Height/Weight |
6'
1", 12st.
6lbs [1938]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Played
football at London University and also played with the Casuals club.
At the same time, he signed as amateur for Southend United FC and Fulham
FC, making one league appearance for the Cottagers in
1933-34. Started playing for the Corinthians club from the mid-1930's, as
he joined Arsenal FC from May 1935. He appeared in 86 league
matches for The Gunners until his retirement at the end of 1946.
He also turned out for Southampton FC and West Ham United FC during the
war. However, straight after the war, Joy was found to be playing for the
Casuals clubs for a season until his full retirement in 1948. |
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Club honours |
FA Amateur
Cup winners 1935-36, Football League Champions
1937-38; FA Charity Shield winners 1938; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of three who became the 621st
players (621) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Centre-half |
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Only match |
No. 204,
9 May 1936, Belgium 3 England
2, and end-of-season tour match at
Stade
du Centenaire, Bruxelles, aged
24 years
193 days. |
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Major tournaments |
Great
Britain Olympics 1936 as captain |
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Team honours |
England
Wartime (one appearance), England amateur
(twelve appearances) |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Generally regarded
as the last amateur to win a full cap for England. Most certainly the last
Corinthian to play for England.
Died in the same month as Eric Keen. |
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Beyond England |
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Originally employed as a
schoolmaster, Joy became a football writer with the London newspapers,
Star and Evening Standard,
retiring in October 1976 after 31 years in journalism. Also author of
Forward, Arsenal!, a club history that is a model of its kind. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.147. |
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Bernard Joy - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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3 |
1 |
0 |
90 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Bernard Joy
- Match Record - All Matches - By Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Away
- Friendly |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
| All |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
Notes
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CG
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