Roy Carroll

Northern Irish association football player

Roy Eric Carroll (born 30 September 1977) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is best known for his spells at Wigan Athletic, Manchester United (where he won a Premier League winners medal and the 2004 FA Cup) and Olympiacos (where he won the Greek Superleague and the Greek Cup twice).

Roy Carroll
Carroll playing for Northern Ireland in 2012
Personal information
Full name Roy Eric Carroll[1]
Date of birth (1977-09-30) 30 September 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Fivemiletown United
Ballinamallard United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Hull City 46 (0)
1997–2001 Wigan Athletic 138 (0)
2001–2005 Manchester United 49 (0)
2005–2007 West Ham United 31 (0)
2007–2008 Rangers 0 (0)
2008–2009 Derby County 30 (0)
2009–2011 Odense BK 46 (0)
2011–2012 OFI Crete 16 (0)
2012–2014 Olympiacos 19 (0)
2014–2016 Notts County 77 (0)
2016–2019 Linfield 88 (0)
2020–2021 FC Mindwell 10 (0)
2021 Dungannon Swifts 18 (0)
2023 Ballinamallard United 1 (0)
National team
1998–1999 Northern Ireland U21 11 (0)
1997–2017 Northern Ireland 45 (0)
Teams managed
2011 Barnet (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career statistics

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Club statistics League CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
EnglandLeague FA Cup Football League Cup EuropeTotal
1995–96 Hull City Second Division 23 0 0 0 0 0 - 23 0
1996–97 Third Division 23 0 1 0 2 0 - 26 0
1996–97 Wigan Athletic Third Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
1997–98 Second Division 29 0 2 0 1 0 - 32 0
1998–99 43 0 3 0 4 0 - 50 0
1999–00 34 0 2 0 3 0 - 39 0
2000–01 29 0 1 0 3 0 - 33 0
2001–02 Manchester United Premier League 7 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 10 0
2002–03 10 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 16 0
2003–04 6 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 12 0
2004–05 26 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 34 0
2005–06 West Ham United Premier League 19 0 0 0 0 0 - 19 0
2006–07 12 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 16 0
ScotlandLeague Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup EuropeTotal
2007–08 Rangers Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 0
EnglandLeague FA Cup Football League Cup EuropeTotal
2007–08 Derby County Premier League 14 0 0 0 0 0 - 14 0
2008–09 League Championship 16 0 1 0 7 0 - 20 0
DenmarkLeague Danish Cup League Cup EuropeTotal
2009–10 Odense Superliga
Country England 291 0 20 0 25 0 12 0 348 0
Scotland 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 0
Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 291 0 20 0 26 0 12 0 349 0

International career statistics

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Northern Ireland national team
YearAppsGoals
1997 1 0
1998 1 0
1999 5 0
2000 2 0
2001 2 0
2002 2 0
2003 2 0
2004 3 0
2005 1 0
2006 2 0
Total 19 0

References

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  1. "Roy Carroll". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Roy Carroll". www.national-football-teams.com.