Brian Roberts (English footballer)
For other people named Brian Roberts, see Brian Roberts (disambiguation).
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Leslie Ford Roberts | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1974 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1974–1984 | Coventry City | 215 | (1) |
| 1975 | → Hereford United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 1984–1990 | Birmingham City | 187 | (0) |
| 1990–1992 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | (0) |
| Total | 431 | (1) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Brian Leslie Ford Roberts (born 6 November 1955) is an English former professional footballer born in Manchester who played as a defender. He played more than 400 games in the Football League for Coventry City, Hereford United, Birmingham City and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
After ten years as a professional at Coventry City he joined Birmingham City for a fee of £10,000 raised through a supporters' "Buy a Player Fund". Nicknamed "Harry" after the 1960s police-killer Harry Roberts, he published an autobiography entitled Harry's Game.
He went on to coach at Coventry City before becoming Head of Sport at a private school in Leamington Spa.[2]
Honours
- with Birmingham City
- Football League Second Division runners-up 1985 (Promotion)
References
- General
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
- Specific
- ↑ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91 (21st ed.). Queen Anne Press. p. 84. ISBN 0-356-17911-7.
- ↑ Bulman, Andy. "Brian Roberts". Birmingham City F.C. Retrieved 29 March 2011.