Goy joined
Arsenal as a member of their
groundstaff in 1954, also playing for the club's youth team, and became the regular goalkeeper. He turned professional in June 1955 and continued to play for the youth team until 1956. After two years of
National Service he returned to the club in 1958 and was third-choice goalkeeper after
Jack Kelsey and
Jim Standen. In
1958–59 he played two matches for Arsenal, his debut against
Leeds United on 24 February 1959 (which Arsenal won 1–0) and the second against
Birmingham City on 4 May 1959. He did not play any more matches for Arsenal and in October 1960 left the club on a free transfer. He later played for
Southend United,
Watford and
Huddersfield Town, before moving to South Africa, then living at Shoeburyness, Essex. ==References==