Brian Joicey

Position
Forward
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Winlaton
Date Of Birth
December 19, 1945
Age
79
Games Played
44
-
Per Game
Games Started
35
0.8
Per Game
Minutes
3284
74.6
Per Game
Goals
10
0.2
Per Game
Assists
3
0.1
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

Centre-forward Brian Joicey was a prolific goalscorer in North Eastern Amateur circles in the late 1960s. In 1968-69 he helped North Shields to win the Northern League title and the FA Amateur Cup, beating Sutton United 2-1 in the Wembley final when he scored one of the goals. Despite competition from Newcastle United Noel Cantwell signed Joicey for £35,000. His City career started in the reserves but his goalscoring meant he was soon pushing for a first team place and three days after making his debut as a substitute at Derby he made a goalscoring full debut against West Ham at Highfield Road. The form of Neil Martin and John O’Rourke restricted Joicey’s opportunities in a season which saw City finish sixth but he scored some vital goals including the only goal in the Molineux victory which clinched the Europe place. The following season Charlie Buchan, as he was nicknamed by City’s players, struggled to score and although he became first choice after Neil Martin’s departure he soon lost his place to Billy Rafferty. Early in the 1971-72 season he was sold to Sheffield Wednesday for £45,000 to fund the purchase of Chris Chilton. He was a big-hit at Hillsborough and topped their scoring lists three years running before moving on to Barnsley in 1976. Brian topped the Division Four scorers in 1977 but his career was cut short after a health scare and he moved into non-league football with Frickley. He worked in the Sheffield car business for many years.

Football League First Division (England)
1971-1972
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1 (0)
1970-1971
Coventry City
18
16
2
1481′
1 (0)
1
1969-1970
Coventry City
19
13
6
1271′
7 (0)
2
39
31
8
2932′
0
0
0
9 (0)
3
0
FA Cup (England)
1970-1971
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1969-1970
Coventry City
0
0
0′
1
1
0
90′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
League Cup (England)
1970-1971
Coventry City
2
2
180′
2
2
0
180′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (Europe)
1970-1971
Coventry City
2
1
1
82′
1 (0)
2
1
1
82′
0
0
0
1 (0)
0
0
Totals:
44
35
9
3284′
0
0
0
10 (0)
3
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Football League First Division 1971-1972
Football League First Division 1971-1972
Coventry City
Derby County
H
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
D 1:1
90`
Football League First Division 1970-1971
Football League First Division 1970-1971
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 3:0
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
D 0:0
75`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Huddersfield Town
A
L 1:0
70`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
W 1:0
90`
1
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
D 1:1
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 2:1
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 2:0
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
W 2:0
Coventry City
Burnley
A
D 0:0
11`
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 3:1
Coventry City
Huddersfield Town
H
D 0:0
85`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
W 3:4
90`
1
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 1:0
70`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 2:0
90`
FA Cup 1970-1971
FA Cup 1970-1971
Coventry City
Rochdale
A
L 2:1
90`
League Cup 1970-1971
League Cup 1970-1971
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
W 1:0
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
W 3:1
Coventry City
Tranmere Rovers
H
W 2:1
Coventry City
Tranmere Rovers
A
D 1:1
90`
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1970-71
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1970-71
Coventry City
Bayern Munich
H
W 2:1
30`
Coventry City
Trakia Plovdiv
H
W 2:0
52`
1
Coventry City
Trakia Plovdiv
A
W 1:4
Football League First Division 1969-1970
Football League First Division 1969-1970
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
W 0:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
W 1:4
90`
1
1
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 4:0
90`
2
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Burnley
H
D 1:1
17`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
D 1:1
29`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
W 1:2
12`
1
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
L 0:3
45`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
W 2:0
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
W 0:3
90`
2
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 1:2
60`
Coventry City
Everton
H
L 0:1
18`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
D 2:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Derby County
A
W 1:3
10`
FA Cup 1969-1970
FA Cup 1969-1970
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 3:0
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
Sun, 01 Aug, 1971
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
Sun, 01 Aug, 1971
North Shields
Coventry City
Sun, 01 Jun, 1969
North Shields
Coventry City
Sun, 01 Jun, 1969