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4 unusual facts about Brian Joicey


Brian Joicey

During his time with Coventry Joicey was never an automatic selection for the first team and played a large amount of reserve team football as Neil Martin was preferred as first choice centre forward.

Wednesday manager Derek Dooley was interested in signing City’s Dave Clements and watched him in a game, he was impressed with Joicey’s performance in the same game and it resulted in both players joining Wednesday on August 27 for a combined fee of £100,000.

After retiring Brian opened "Brian Joicey Motors" a second hand car dealership on Middlewood Road, just half a mile from the Sheffield Wednesday ground and now works as a car salesman for a Honda franchise in the south of Sheffield.

Barnsley organised a testimonial match against a combined Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United side to mark the end of his career with Mick Channon and David Speedie taking part amongst other stars.



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