Brian Roberts (English footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brian Leslie Ford Roberts[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 6 November 1955||
Place of birth | Manchester,[1] England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1972–1974 | Coventry City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1984 | Coventry City | 215 | (1) |
1975 | → Hereford United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
1984–1990 | Birmingham City | 187 | (0) |
1990–1992 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | (0) |
Total | 431 | (1) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Brian Leslie Ford Roberts (born 6 November 1955) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He made more than 400 appearances in the Football League for Coventry City, Hereford United, Birmingham City and Wolverhampton Wanderers.[1]
After ten years as a professional at Coventry City he joined Birmingham City for a fee of £10,000 raised through a supporters' "Buy a Player Fund".[3] Nicknamed "Harry" after the 1960s police-killer Harry Roberts, he published an autobiography entitled Harry's Game.[4]
He went on to coach at Coventry City before becoming head of sport at a private school in Leamington Spa.[5]
Honours
Birmingham City
- Football League Second Division runners-up: 1984–85
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Brian Roberts". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ↑ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91 (21st ed.). Queen Anne Press. p. 84. ISBN 0-356-17911-7.
- ↑ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ↑ Pryce, Robert (30 November 1991). "Soccer Diary". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 April 2018 – via General OneFile. (Subscription required (help)).
- ↑ Bulman, Andy. "Former Blues: Brian Roberts". Birmingham City F.C. Archived from the original on 25 August 2006.
External links
- Brian Roberts at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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