| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Trevor Edwin Roberts | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Caernarfon, Wales | ||
| Date of death | June 1972 (aged 30) | ||
| Place of death | Cambridge, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1965 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1965–1970 | Southend United | 171 | (0) |
| 1970–1972 | Cambridge United | 36 | (0) |
| Total | 207 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Trevor Roberts (25 February 1942 – June 1972) was an English professional footballer who made a total of 207 league appearances before dying of a brain tumour, at the age of 30.
Trevor began his career as a youth player at Liverpool, combining his playing there with studying for a degree in georgraphy at Liverpool University,[1] before turning professional in 1965 with Southend United. Between 1965 and 1970, Roberts made a total of 171 league appearances for Southend.[2] Roberts also played for Cambridge United, where he made 36 league appearances between 1970 and 1972.[3]
In 1968 Roberts successfully battled lung cancer.[1] In February 1972 he was admitted to hospital with a brain tumour and died in June 1972 in a nursing home, at the age of 30.[4][5]