Colin Roberts (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Colin Roberts[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 16 September 1933||
Place of birth | Castleford, England | ||
Date of death | September 2017 | (aged 83–84)||
Place of death | Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
19??–1951 | Altofts Colliery | ||
1953–1956 | Bradford Park Avenue | 75 | (0) |
1956–1959 | Frickley Colliery | ||
1959–1961 | Bradford City | 57 | (0) |
Total | 132 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Colin Roberts (16 September 1933 – September 2017) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.
Career
Roberts was born in Castleford.[1] He played football for Altofts Colliery before signing for Bradford Park Avenue in 1951.[1] He made his debut in the Football League in the 1953–54 season, and over that and the next two seasons made 75 League appearances for Park Avenue.[2] After returning to non-league football with Frickley Colliery, Roberts spent two seasons back in the league with Bradford City, making 57 further appearances.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Colin Roberts". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Colin Roberts". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
Categories:
- 1933 births
- 2017 deaths
- Sportspeople from Castleford
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football wing halves
- Altofts F.C. players
- Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players
- Frickley Athletic F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football midfielder, 1930s birth stubs