Les Roberts (footballer)

Les Roberts
Personal information
Full name Charles Leslie Roberts[1]
Date of birth (1901-05-28)28 May 1901
Place of birth Halesowen, England
Date of death 29 May 1980(1980-05-29) (aged 79)[2]
Place of death Christchurch, England[2]
Playing position Inside forward
Youth career
Cradley Heath St. Luke's
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920–1921 Aston Villa 0 (0)
Redditch
1921 Bristol Rovers 0 (0)
1922 Chesterfield 6 (4)
1923 Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0)
1923 Bristol Rovers 0 (0)
1924 Merthyr Town 12 (2)
1924–1925 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 51 (11)
1925–1927 Bolton Wanderers 6 (2)
1927–1930 Swindon Town 106 (34)
1930–1931 Brentford 5 (0)
1931 Manchester City 8 (2)
1931 Exeter City 11 (4)
1932–1934 Crystal Palace 50 (19)
1933 Chester 5 (2)
1934 Rotherham United 9 (5)
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
1936–1937 New Brighton 40 (11)
South Liverpool
Total 306 (92)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Charles Leslie "Les" Roberts (28 May 1901 – 29 May 1980), 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.[3]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chesterfield 1922–23[4] Third Division North 6 4 0 0 6 4
Swindon Town 1927–28[3] Third Division South 37 14 5 0 42 14
1928–29[3] 41 10 5 0 46 10
1929–30[3] 28 10 3 1 31 11
Total 106 34 13 1 119 35
Brentford 1930–31[5] Third Division South 5 0 0 0 5 0
Manchester City 1930–31[6] First Division 8 2 0 0 8 2
Career total 125 40 13 1 138 41

References

  1. 1 2 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 134, 135. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  2. 1 2 "Chesterfield FC: Player-based information 1921–2016". Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk – Les ROBERTS – Player Profile". swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Chesterfield FC, 1919 to date: 1922-23".
  5. ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 371. ISBN 0951526200.
  6. ↑ "Les Roberts – MCFC Players – Manchester City, Man City History – Bluemoon-MCFC". bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2017.


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