Dick Roberts (footballer)
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Full name | Richard James Hollis Roberts | ||
Date of birth | 30 March 1878 | ||
Place of birth | Redditch, England | ||
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Place of death | Birmingham, England | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1899–1901 | West Bromwich Albion | 52 | (10) |
1901–1904 | Newcastle United | 54 | (18) |
1904–1905 | Middlesbrough | 23 | (5) |
1905–1908 | Crystal Palace | 74 | (25) |
1908–1909 | Worcester City | 18 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Richard James Hollis Roberts (30 March 1878 – 5 March 1931), better known as Dickie Roberts, was an English footballer who played as a winger.
Career
Roberts was born in Redditch in Worcestershire. He turned professional with West Bromwich Albion in April 1899, but remained with the club for just two years. In May 1901 he joined Newcastle United for a £150 fee, before signing for Middlesbrough for £450 in April 1904. Roberts moved to Crystal Palace for £100 in August 1905, and three years later joined Worcester City, before retiring in April 1909 due to injury. He died in Birmingham in 1931, aged 52.
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- 1878 births
- 1931 deaths
- People from Redditch
- English footballers
- Association football wingers
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Worcester City F.C. players
- English football midfielder, 1930s birth stubs