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Troy Deeney

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Troy Deeney

Troy Matthew Deeney (born 29 June 1988) is an English professional football pundit, manager, and former player who played as a striker. Deeney started his professional career at Walsall. He spent a brief spell on loan with Southern League Premier Division club Halesowen Town during the 2006–07 season. He transferred to Championship club Watford in 2010 and captained the team to promotion to the Premier League in the 2014–15 season. After 11 years and more than 400 matches with Watford, he left the club as a free agent in August 2021 and spent two years with Birmingham City. He joined Forest Green Rovers in August 2023 in a player-coach role and became permanent manager later that year, but was sacked in January 2024.

Infobox

Full name
Troy Matthew Deeney
Date of birth
(1988-06-29) 29 June 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth
Solihull, England
Height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position
Striker
2004–2005
Chelmsley Town
Years
Team
2004–2006
Chelmsley Town
2006–2010
Walsall
2006–2007
→ Halesowen Town (loan)
2010–2021
Watford
2021–2023
Birmingham City
2023–2024
Forest Green Rovers

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
FA Cup
Apps
FA Cup
Goals
League Cup
Apps
League Cup
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Chelmsley Town
Chelmsley Town
Club
Chelmsley Town
Season
2004–05
League
Midland Football CombinationDivision Two
League
25
League
2
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
1
League Cup
0
Other
26
Other
2
2005–06
2005–06
Club
2005–06
Season
Midland Football CombinationDivision Two
League
22
League
14
League
—
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
1
League Cup
1
League Cup
23
Other
15
2006–07
2006–07
Club
2006–07
Season
Midland Football CombinationDivision Two
League
9
League
7
League
—
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
6
League Cup
3
League Cup
15
Other
10
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
56
League
23
League
—
League
—
FA Cup
8
FA Cup
4
League Cup
64
League Cup
27
Chelmsley Townreserves
Chelmsley Townreserves
Club
Chelmsley Townreserves
Season
2005–06
League
Midland Football CombinationDivision Three
League
3
League
0
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
3
Other
0
Walsall
Walsall
Club
Walsall
Season
2006–07
League
League Two
League
1
League
0
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
—
League Cup
1
Other
0
2007–08
2007–08
Club
2007–08
Season
League One
League
35
League
1
League
4
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
1
Other
0
Other
40
Total
1
2008–09
2008–09
Club
2008–09
Season
League One
League
45
League
12
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
2
Other
0
Other
49
Total
12
2009–10
2009–10
Club
2009–10
Season
League One
League
42
League
14
League
2
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
1
Other
0
Other
46
Total
14
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
123
League
27
League
7
League
0
FA Cup
2
FA Cup
0
League Cup
4
League Cup
0
Other
136
Other
27
Halesowen Town (loan)
Halesowen Town (loan)
Club
Halesowen Town (loan)
Season
2006–07
League
Southern LeaguePremier Division
League
10
League
8
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
—
League Cup
10
Other
8
Watford
Watford
Club
Watford
Season
2010–11
League
Championship
League
36
League
2
FA Cup
2
FA Cup
0
League Cup
2
League Cup
1
Other
—
Other
40
Total
3
2011–12
2011–12
Club
2011–12
Season
Championship
League
43
League
11
League
2
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
46
Other
12
2012–13
2012–13
Club
2012–13
Season
Championship
League
40
League
19
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
2
Other
1
Other
43
Total
20
2013–14
2013–14
Club
2013–14
Season
Championship
League
44
League
24
League
3
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
48
Other
25
2014–15
2014–15
Club
2014–15
Season
Championship
League
42
League
21
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
43
Other
21
2015–16
2015–16
Club
2015–16
Season
Premier League
League
38
League
13
League
5
FA Cup
2
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
43
Other
15
2016–17
2016–17
Club
2016–17
Season
Premier League
League
37
League
10
League
2
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
40
Other
10
2017–18
2017–18
Club
2017–18
Season
Premier League
League
29
League
5
League
1
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
31
Other
6
2018–19
2018–19
Club
2018–19
Season
Premier League
League
32
League
9
League
5
FA Cup
2
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
37
Other
11
2019–20
2019–20
Club
2019–20
Season
Premier League
League
27
League
10
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
27
Other
10
2020–21
2020–21
Club
2020–21
Season
Championship
League
19
League
7
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
19
Other
7
2021–22
2021–22
Club
2021–22
Season
Premier League
League
2
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
2
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
389
League
131
League
22
League
7
FA Cup
6
FA Cup
1
League Cup
2
League Cup
1
Other
419
Other
140
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
Club
Birmingham City
Season
2021–22
League
Championship
League
21
League
4
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
—
Other
22
Other
4
2022–23
2022–23
Club
2022–23
Season
Championship
League
33
League
7
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
34
Other
7
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
54
League
11
League
2
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
56
Other
11
Forest Green Rovers
Forest Green Rovers
Club
Forest Green Rovers
Season
2023–24
League
League Two
League
16
League
4
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
1
Other
0
Other
18
Total
4
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
651
League
204
League
32
League
7
FA Cup
8
FA Cup
1
League Cup
15
League Cup
5
Other
706
Other
217
Club
Season
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Chelmsley Town
2004–05
Midland Football CombinationDivision Two
25
2
—
—
1
0
26
2
2005–06
Midland Football CombinationDivision Two
22
14
—
—
1
1
23
15
2006–07
Midland Football CombinationDivision Two
9
7
—
—
6
3
15
10
Total
56
23
—
—
8
4
64
27
Chelmsley Townreserves
2005–06
Midland Football CombinationDivision Three
3
0
—
—
0
0
3
0
Walsall
2006–07
League Two
1
0
—
—
—
1
0
2007–08
League One
35
1
4
0
0
0
1
0
40
1
2008–09
League One
45
12
1
0
1
0
2
0
49
12
2009–10
League One
42
14
2
0
1
0
1
0
46
14
Total
123
27
7
0
2
0
4
0
136
27
Halesowen Town (loan)
2006–07
Southern LeaguePremier Division
10
8
—
—
—
10
8
Watford
2010–11
Championship
36
2
2
0
2
1
—
40
3
2011–12
Championship
43
11
2
1
1
0
—
46
12
2012–13
Championship
40
19
1
0
0
0
2
1
43
20
2013–14
Championship
44
24
3
1
1
0
—
48
25
2014–15
Championship
42
21
1
0
0
0
—
43
21
2015–16
Premier League
38
13
5
2
0
0
—
43
15
2016–17
Premier League
37
10
2
0
1
0
—
40
10
2017–18
Premier League
29
5
1
1
1
0
—
31
6
2018–19
Premier League
32
9
5
2
0
0
—
37
11
2019–20
Premier League
27
10
0
0
0
0
—
27
10
2020–21
Championship
19
7
0
0
0
0
—
19
7
2021–22
Premier League
2
0
0
0
0
0
—
2
0
Total
389
131
22
7
6
1
2
1
419
140
Birmingham City
2021–22
Championship
21
4
1
0
—
—
22
4
2022–23
Championship
33
7
1
0
0
0
—
34
7
Total
54
11
2
0
0
0
—
56
11
Forest Green Rovers
2023–24
League Two
16
4
1
0
—
1
0
18
4
Career total
651
204
32
7
8
1
15
5
706
217
Managerial record by team and tenure · Managerial statistics
P
P
Team
P
From
W
To
D
Record
L
Record
Win %
Forest Green Rovers
Forest Green Rovers
Team
Forest Green Rovers
From
20 December 2023
To
18 January 2024
Record
6
Record
0
Record
3
Record
3
Record
000.0
Total
Total
Team
Total
From
6
To
0
Record
3
Record
3
Record
000.0
Team
From
To
Record
P
W
D
L
Win %
Forest Green Rovers
20 December 2023
18 January 2024
6
0
3
3
000.0
Total
6
0
3
3
000.0

References

  1. Appearance in Birmingham Saturday Vase
  2. Source lists 21 league appearances and two appearances (0 goals) under the Fixture Type 'VOID' – league matches against
  3. Appearance in Midland Football Combination Challenge Vase
  4. 2 appearances in Birmingham Saturday Vase; 2 appearances & 1 goal in Coventry Telegraph Challenge Cup; 1 appearance in M
  5. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  6. Appearances in Championship play-offs
  7. Appearance in EFL Trophy
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