Dick Roberts (footballer, born 1891)

Dick Roberts

Personal information
Full name	Richard Edward Roberts[1]
Date of birth	1891
Place of birth	Rhyl, Wales
Position(s)	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1910	Rhyl United
1910–1914	Leeds City	0	(0)
1914	Rhyl Town
1914–1919	Coventry City	37	(1)
0000–1920	Rhyl United
1920–1922	Nuneaton Town
0000–1929	Atherstone Town
	Barwell United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Edward Roberts was a Welsh professional footballer who played in the Football League for Coventry City as a left back.^[1][2][3][4]

Personal life

Roberts' brothers Hugh and Albert were also footballers.^[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Coventry City	1914–15[6]	Southern League Second Division	20	1	1	0	21	1
	1919–20[6]	Second Division	17	0	2	0	19	0
Career total			37	1	3	0	40	1

Honours

Atherstone Town

• Lady Agnes Durham Cup: 1928–29^[7]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 247. ISBN 978-1905891610.
2. "Dawning Of A New Era?". Coventry City FC – Coventry Mad. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
3. "Nuneaton Town 1919–1937 Part 1" (PDF). p. 27. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
4. "Pontypridd v Coventry City, 19 September 1914". 11v11.com. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
5. "Review of 1910/11 Part 1 – Play up, Ireland!". The Definitive History of Leeds United. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
6. "Richard E Roberts". 11v11.com. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
7. Nuneaton Town 1919–1937 Part 1 2015, p. 246.