Harry Roberts (footballer, born 1904)

Harry Roberts
Personal information
Full name	Henry Bramley Roberts
Date of birth	27 June 1906[A]
Place of birth	Crofton, England
Date of death	1963 (aged 56–57)
Position(s)	Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team
–	Castleford Town
1925–1930	Leeds United
1930–1937	Plymouth Argyle
1937–1939	Bristol Rovers
–	Frickley Colliery
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry Bramley "Harry" Roberts (27 June 1906 – 1963) was an English professional footballer who made 409 appearances in the Football League playing for Leeds United, Plymouth Argyle and Bristol Rovers. He played as a right back.^[1]^[2]

Roberts was born in Crofton, in what is now West Yorkshire.^[2] He played as an amateur for Castleford Town before joining Leeds United, for whom he made his debut in the Football League during the 1925–26 season. He made 84 League appearances for Leeds before moving on to Plymouth Argyle,^[2] where he was a regular first-team selection for seven seasons and played more than 250 games for the club in all competitions. He left for Bristol Rovers in 1937,^[1] and returned to Yorkshire in 1939 to play for Frickley Colliery. He died in 1963.^[2]

Notes

A. ^ : Joyce's book gives a birth year of 1902, but Findmypast and FreeBMD searches corroborate 1906.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Harry Roberts". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 222. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.

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[GoS-1] "Harry Roberts". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 10 September 2010.

[Joyce-2] Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 222. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.

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