Stuart Roberts (footballer, born 1967)

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Stuart Roberts
Personal information
Full name Stuart William Roberts[1]
Date of birth (1967-03-25) 25 March 1967 (age 54)[1]
Place of birth Chirk, Wales[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Oswestry Town
1984–1985 Stoke City 3 (0)
1986–1988 Derry City ? (?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Stuart William Roberts (born 25 March 1967) was a Welsh footballer who played in the English Football League for Stoke City.[1]

Career[]

Roberts was born in Chirk and played with Oswestry Town in the Welsh league, impressing enough to earn a move to First Division side Stoke City as a teenager.[1] He made his Football League debut on 8 December 1984 against Ipswich Town becoming Stoke City's youngest goalkeeper at the age of 17 years, 258 days.[1] Stoke lost 2–0 and Roberts played in four more matches during a woeful 1984–85 campaign which saw them relegated with a record low points tally.[1] At the end of the season he was released and joined Irish club Derry City.[1] He spent two seasons at the Brandywell Stadium and won the League of Ireland First Division in 1986–87. His last game was the 1988 FAI Cup Final.

Career statistics[]

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City 1984–85[1] First Division 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
Career Total 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 0

Honours[]

Derry City

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.


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