Roy Southcombe, from North Devon, made two league appearances for Exeter City in 1938/39 whilst also registered for Bideford.

Signed on amateur forms from Bideford during the 1938-39 season, Roy made his debut for Exeter City in a 1-0 win at Southend United in April 1939. This was followed with another appearance against Swindon Town ten days later after having missed out on another game to play for Bideford in a cup final. 

Having started at South Molton in the early 1930s, Roy was still turning out for Lynton in the late 1940s where he was working for a bank.