[2] In 1958–59, his only full season at Nottingham Forest, Dwight scored 26 goals in 41 League and 9 FA Cup appearances, including two hat-tricks.
[2] After 33 minutes, with Forest winning 2–0, Dwight was carried off the Wembley pitch after breaking his leg in a tackle with Luton's Brendan McNally.
[4][2] He was also part of a delegation which included Jimmy Greaves and commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme that visited US in 1966 following England's World Cup success.
As part of this he moved to the States in 1966 for two years to coach the Detroit Cougars working alongside his former Millwall teammate Len Julians.
[2][9] When he was eight, Roy's mother died in childbirth while giving birth to his sister Susan, and following his father's death, he moved in with his grandparents.