Roy Ambler
Normal Position: Inside Forward
Height: 5' 10 1/2
Weight: 11st 6lbs
Born: 02/12/1937 (Wakefield)
Died: 05/05/2007 (Leeds)
He represented Yorkshire Boys as well as the North of England Schoolboys where he played in the same team as Bobby Charlton. He showed his best scoring form with Wrexham (35 games, 15 goals). He helped to make footballing history in March 1962 when he was one of 3 players to score hat-tricks in Wrexham\'s 10-1 win over Hartlepools United. He could not reproduce this form at Haig Avenue, failing to find the net in League appearances, although he did score the winning goal in the Liverpool Senior Cup semi-final against Tranmere Rovers and hit the bar in the drawn final against Liverpool. He was the Reserves\' top scorer with 17 goals in 3o Combination games. He wound up his career as Reserve Coach with Bradford and turned out on occasions in their Northern Premier League team following their failure to be re-elected. He later scouted for West Bromwich Albion for a number of years, working as a sales representative selling kitchen and bedroom furniture.Player Profile reproduced with Permission from:
The Sandgrounders: The Complete League History of Southport F. C., by Michael Braham and Geoff Wilde (Palatine Books, 1995). ISBN 978-1-874181-14-9
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Transfers
| Season | Date | From | To | Value |
| 1963/1964 | 15/07/1963 | YORK CITY | Southport | |
| 1963/1964 | 01/06/1964 | Southport | UNATTACHED | Free |
Player Match Stats
Cambrian Cup, Conference League Cup, English Jubilee Fund, FA Cup , FA Trophy , Football League Cup, Lancashire Floodlit Trophy, Lancashire Junior Cup, Lancashire League Medal Competition, Lancashire Senior Cup, League, Liverpool Challenge Cup, Liverpool Senior Cup, Northern Premier League Cup, Northern Premier League Shield, PLAY OFFS , President's Cup, President's Inter League, Third Division (North) Cup, Welsh Cup,
| Season | Apps | Subs | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963/1964 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 1 |
Appearances & Goals
Games where player was named on the team sheet
| Date | Competition | Venue | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05/1964 | Liverpool Senior Cup / Final | H | LIVERPOOL | 2 - 2 |
| 27/04/1964 | Liverpool Senior Cup | H | TRANMERE ROVERS | 1 - 0 |
| 21/04/1964 | League | H | BRADFORD PA | 0 - 1 |
| 18/04/1964 | League | H | STOCKPORT COUNTY | 2 - 0 |
| 18/01/1964 | League | H | EXETER CITY | 1 - 1 |
| 15/01/1964 | Lancashire Senior Cup / 2 | H | BLACKBURN ROVERS | 2 - 2 |
| 11/01/1964 | League | A | CHESTERFIELD | 0 - 1 |
| 21/12/1963 | League | A | GILLINGHAM | 1 - 5 |
| 19/10/1963 | League | H | CHESTER (1885) | 0 - 2 |
| 14/10/1963 | League | A | TORQUAY UNITED | 1 - 3 |
| 12/10/1963 | League | A | BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION | 0 - 1 |
| 07/10/1963 | League | H | TORQUAY UNITED | 1 - 0 |
| 02/10/1963 | League | A | BRADFORD CITY | 0 - 2 |
| 28/09/1963 | League | A | DARLINGTON | 2 - 2 |
Games where player has scored
| Date | Competition | Venue | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/04/1964 | Liverpool Senior Cup | H | TRANMERE ROVERS | 1 - 0 |
