▁including ▁winning ▁Nor wich ▁City ▁player ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁before ▁being ▁forced ▁to ▁ret ire ▁from ▁the ▁game ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁( aged ▁ 3 3 ) ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁kne e ▁injury . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁voted ▁into ▁the ▁club ' s ▁hall ▁of ▁fame ▁by ▁Nor wich ▁supp or ters . ▁His ▁time ▁at ▁Br istol ▁City , ▁however , ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁so ▁fruit ful . ▁After ▁a ▁storm ing ▁on - lo an ▁debut , ▁scoring ▁four , ▁he ▁only ▁tal lied ▁another ▁ 1 4 ▁goals ▁in ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 1 0 0 ▁games ▁with ▁the ▁red s . ▁ ▁International ▁career ▁ ▁Ro yle ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁his ▁six ▁England ▁caps ▁against ▁Mal ta ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁Manager ial ▁career ▁ ▁Old ham ▁Athlet ic ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁Ro yle ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁manager ial ▁re ins ▁at ▁Old ham ▁Athlet ic . ▁He ▁spent ▁twelve ▁years ▁in ▁charge ▁at ▁B ound ary ▁Park , ▁taking ▁them ▁into ▁the ▁First ▁Division ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁( a ▁year ▁before ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁FA ▁Premier ▁League ) ▁as ▁Second ▁Division ▁champions . ▁Ro yle ' s ▁teams ▁won ▁many ▁friends ▁with ▁their ▁care - free , ▁caval ier ▁style . ▁Old ham ▁were ▁be aten ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁League ▁Cup ▁final ▁by ▁Not ting