Grenville Roberts

Grenville Roberts
Personal information
Full name	Samuel Grenville Roberts
Date of birth	16 August 1919
Place of birth	Blackwell, England
Date of death	3 June 1940 (aged 20)
Place of death	Dunkirk, France
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1934	Huthwaite Swifts
1935	Huthwaite CWS
	Huthwaite Colliery
1937–1939	Nottingham Forest
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel Grenville Roberts (also known as Samuel Granville Roberts, 16 August 1919 – 3 June 1940) was an English professional footballer who played as a inside forward in the Football League for Nottingham Forest.^[1]

Personal life

Roberts served as a private in the West Yorkshire Regiment during the Second World War.^[2] He died of wounds following a strafing attack by German Stukas at Dunkirk on 3 June 1940.^[3] Roberts is commemorated at the Dunkirk Memorial.^[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nottingham Forest	1937–38	Second Division^[1]	1	0	0	0	1	0
Nottingham Forest	1938–39	Second Division^[1]	5	0	0	0	5	0
Career total			6	0	0	0	6	0

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Grenville Roberts at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
^ ^a ^b "Casualty Details: Roberts, Samuel Granville". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
^ "The Foresters who played and fought". ForzaGaribaldi. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

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[ENFA-1] Grenville Roberts at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[CWGC-2] "Casualty Details: Roberts, Samuel Granville". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

[Forza-3] "The Foresters who played and fought". ForzaGaribaldi. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

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