Jackie Roberts

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Jackie Roberts
Personal information
Full name John Hopkin Roberts[1]
Date of birth 30 June 1918
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Date of death June 2001 (aged 82–83)[1]
Place of death Swansea, Wales
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
0000–1936 Cwmbwria Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936–1950 Bolton Wanderers 162 (19)
1945–1946 → Chelmsford City (guest)
1950–1951 Swansea City 16 (1)
1951–1952 Llanelli
Total 178 (20)
National team
Wales Schools
1949 Wales 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

John Hopkin Roberts (30 June 1918 – June 2001) was a Welsh professional footballer who made over 160 appearances in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers as a full back.[1][2][3] He won one cap for Wales at international level.[4]

Personal life[]

Roberts served in the Royal Artillery during the Second World War.[5] He was injured in the eye by shrapnel in Italy and was evacuated back to Britain.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Jackie Roberts". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  2. ^ Jackie Roberts at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  3. ^ Selby, David (April 2011). 1945–1946 season. Chelmsford: The Chelmsford City Historian.
  4. ^ "Jackie Roberts". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Jackie Roberts". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 29 May 2019.


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