Les Roberts (footballer)

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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]
Height 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[3]
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
Cradley Heath St. Luke's
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921 Aston Villa 0 (0)
1921–1922 Redditch
1922 Bristol Rovers 0 (0)
1922–1923 Chesterfield 6 (4)
1923–1924 Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0)
1924 Bristol Rovers 0 (0)
1924 Merthyr Town 12 (2)
1924–1926 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 51 (11)
1926–1927 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 Roberts (28 May 1901 – 29 May 1980), sometimes known as Charles Roberts, was an English professional footballer who made over 300 appearances as an inside forward in the Football League.[1][4] He is best remembered for his three years with Swindon Town, for whom he made 119 appearances and scored 35 goals.[5]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chesterfield 1922–23[6] Third Division North 6 4 0 0 6 4
Merthyr Town 1924–25[7] Third Division South 12 2 1 0 13 2
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1924–25[7] Third Division South 26 6 ― 26 6
1925–26[7] 25 5 5 2 30 7
Total 51 11 5 2 56 13
Bolton Wanderers 1925–26[7] First Division 4 2 ― 4 2
1926–27[7] 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 6 2 0 0 6 2
Swindon Town 1927–28[5] Third Division South 37 14 5 0 42 14
1928–29[5] 41 10 5 0 46 10
1929–30[5] 28 10 3 1 31 11
Total 106 34 13 1 119 35
Brentford 1930–31[8] Third Division South 5 0 0 0 5 0
Manchester City 1930–31[9] First Division 8 2 0 0 8 2
Career total 194 55 19 3 213 58

References[]

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "Chesterfield FC: Player-based information 1921–2016". Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  3. ^ "The lure of promotion. The Wednesday". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Bolton Wanderers Overall Appearances/Goals Record – R". Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d "Les Roberts – Player Profile". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Chesterfield FC, 1919 to date: 1922-23". Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Bees' Latest Captures". County of Middlesex Independent. 7 June 1930.
  8. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 371. ISBN 0951526200.
  9. ^ "Leslie Roberts - Manchester City Player Statistics". StatCity. Retrieved 14 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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