Les Roberts (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Leslie Roberts[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1901 | ||
| Place of birth | Halesowen, England | ||
| Date of death | 29 May 1980 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Christchurch, England | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cradley Heath St. Luke's | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1920–1922 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| Redditch | |||
| Bristol Rovers | |||
| Chesterfield | |||
| Sheffield Wednesday | |||
| Merthyr Town | |||
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | |||
| 1925–1927 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | (2) |
| 1927–1930 | Swindon Town | 106 | (34) |
| 1930–1931 | Brentford | 5 | (0) |
| 1931 | Manchester City | 8 | (2) |
| Exeter City | |||
| 1932–1934 | Crystal Palace | 50 | (19) |
| Chester | |||
| Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | |||
| New Brighton | |||
| Total | 306 | (92) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Les Roberts, sometimes known as Charles Roberts, was an English professional football inside forward who made over 300 appearances in the Football League.[1] He is best remembered for his three years with Swindon Town, for whom he made 119 appearances and scored 35 goals.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 134, 135. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ↑ http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Person.asp?PersonID=ROBERTSL