Joe Royle was an international footballer who represented England 6 times scoring 2 goals. His first cap was against Malta on 3rd February 1971 at 21 years old, and his last was vs Luxembourg on 30th March 1977 aged 27. Royle, born on 8th April 1949, in Liverpool, has a FA Legacy Number of 870 and played as a Centre Forward for his country.
Joe Royle - 6 caps (2 goals)
- Full Name: Joseph Royle
- Born: 8th April 1949, Liverpool
- England Career: 1971 - 1977
- Positions whilst with England: Centre Forward
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Everton (2) & Manchester City (4)
- FA Legacy Number: 870
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Malta (ECQ) on 3rd February 1971 aged 21 years, 9 months, 25 days - Last Cap: v
Luxembourg (WCQ) on 30th March 1977 aged 27 years, 11 month, 22 days - First Goal: v
Serbia & Montenegro (FR) on 11th October 1972 aged 23 years, 6 months, 3 days - Career Length: 6 years, 55 days
- Starts: 5
- Substitute:
1 - Withdrawn:
1 - Full Games: 4
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- European Championship QualifierECQ
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- FriendlyFR
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- US Bicentennial Cup TournamentUSBI
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup QualifierWCQ
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 5
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Away
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home
- 4
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Neutral
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 5
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Centre Forward
- 6
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 6
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Don Revie- 4
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- England Alf Ramsey
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Mick Channon
- 5 Matches
- Mick Mills
- 4 Matches
- Gordon Hill
- 3 Matches
- Phil Thompson
- 3 Matches
- Ray Clemence
- 3 Matches
- Kevin Keegan
- 3 Matches
- Colin Todd
- 2 Matches
- Brian Greenhoff
- 2 Matches
- Emlyn Hughes
- 2 Matches
- Ray Kennedy
- 2 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 26 sources from 6 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- LUX, 5 - 0, 30th Mar 1977 (WCQ)
Manchester City, Cap: 6.
Age: 27 years, 11 month, 22 days. 
FIN, 2 - 1, 13th Oct 1976 (WCQ) 
Manchester City, Cap: 5.
Age: 27 years, 6 months, 5 days.
ITA, 3 - 2, 28th May 1976 (USBI) Manchester City, Cap: 4.
Age: 27 years, 1 month, 20 days.
NIR, 4 - 0, 11th May 1976 (HC) 
Manchester City, Cap: 3.
Age: 27 years, 1 month, 3 days.
YUG, 1 - 1, 11th Oct 1972 (FR) Everton, Cap: 2.
Age: 23 years, 6 months, 3 days.- MLT, 1 - 0, 3rd Feb 1971 (ECQ) Everton, Cap: 1.
Age: 21 years, 9 months, 25 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.