- round ▁sports man . ▁Un us ually ▁for ▁a ▁grammar ▁school boy ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Liverpool ▁school bo ys ▁team , ▁which ▁was ▁usually ▁drawn ▁from ▁secondary ▁modern ▁schools . ▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁clubs ▁were ▁interested ▁in ▁signing ▁Ro yle , ▁including ▁Manchester ▁United , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁his ▁h omet own ▁club ▁Ever ton ▁that ▁succeeded ▁in ▁rec ruit ing ▁him ▁to ▁their ▁ranks . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁make ▁ 2 7 0 ▁appearances ▁for ▁Ever ton , ▁scoring ▁ 1 1 9 ▁times . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁record ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁young est ▁player ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁Ever ton ▁until ▁James ▁V aug han ▁beat ▁the ▁record ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁by ▁ 1 1 ▁days . ▁For ▁five ▁seasons ▁he ▁was ▁Ever ton ' s ▁top ▁sc orer , ▁not ably ▁scoring ▁ 2 3 ▁goals ▁in ▁the ▁Championship - win ning ▁side ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 9 – 7 0 ▁and ▁Manchester ▁City ▁manager ▁Tony ▁Book ▁bought ▁Ro yle ▁for ▁£ 1 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁claim ▁further ▁hon ours ▁as ▁he ▁helped ▁them ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁League ▁Cup ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁left ▁Maine ▁Road ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁to ▁join ▁Br istol ▁City ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁further ▁st int ▁with ▁Nor wich ▁City ,