Billy Roberts (Australian footballer)

Billy Roberts
Personal information
Full nameWilliam C. Roberts
Date of birth4 December 1908
Date of death16 May 1998 (aged 89)
Original teamWesley College / Oakleigh
Height/Weight178 cm / 74 kg
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1928–1937St Kilda160 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1937 season.

William "Billy" Roberts (4 December 1908 - 16 May 1998)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Roberts played at Wesley College and Oakleigh before coming to St Kilda.

He was used on the wing until 1930, when he replaced Barney Carr as St Kilda's centreman.

Roberts represented Victoria on six occasions.[3]

References

  1. "William Roberts - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  2. AFL Tables: William Roberts
  3. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.