Josiah Roberts

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Josiah Roberts
Personal information
Full name	Josiah Edmund Roberts
Date of birth	1871
Place of birth	West Smethwick, England
Date of death	Not known
Playing position	Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
–	Birmingham St George's	?	(?)
1892–1893	Small Heath	1	(0)
1893–1xxx	Walsall Wood	?	(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Josiah Edmund Roberts (1871 – after 1892) was an English footballer born in West Smethwick, then in Staffordshire, who played in the Football League for Small Heath.^[1] He joined Small Heath from Birmingham St George's when the latter club folded in 1892.^[2] A right back, he played only one competitive game for the club, on 5 November 1892 in a 4–1 win away at Bootle, which was the game after regular left back Fred Speller broke his leg.^[3] Roberts returned to non-league football in 1893.^[2]

References

↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 222. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
↑ Matthews, p. 142.

Persondata
Name	Roberts, Josiah
Alternative names
Short description	Professional footballer
Date of birth	1871
Place of birth	West Smethwick, Staffordshire, England
Date of death	?
Place of death	?

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