Colin Roberts (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Colin Roberts[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 1933[1] | ||
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
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Categories:
- 1933 births
- 2017 deaths
- Sportspeople from Castleford
- Footballers from West Yorkshire
- 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
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football midfielder, 1930s birth stubs