John Roberts (footballer, born 1891)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John T. Roberts[1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 November 1891 | ||
Place of birth | Anderston, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1913–1921 | Queen's Park | 71 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John T. Roberts MM was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a centre half in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[2]
Personal life
Prior to the First World War, Roberts worked as a drapery warehouseman.[1] After Britain's entry into the war in August 1914, Roberts enlisted in the Highland Light Infantry and was serving as a sergeant when he won the Military Medal for "gallant conduct" on the first day on the Somme in July 1916.[1] During the course of the action he was shot in the shoulder and recovered back in Britain.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017" (PDF). p. 13. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
Categories:
- 1891 births
- Scottish footballers
- Scottish Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Highland Light Infantry soldiers
- People from Anderston
- Association football wing halves
- Queen's Park F.C. players
- Recipients of the Military Medal
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Scottish football midfielder, 1890s birth stubs