Brian Roberts (English footballer)

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Brian Roberts
Personal information
Full name Brian Leslie Ford Roberts [1]
Date of birth (1955-11-06) 6 November 1955 (age 67) [1]
Place of birth Manchester, [1] England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1972–1974 Coventry City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1974–1984 Coventry City 215 (1)
1975 → Hereford United (loan) 8 (0)
1984–1990 Birmingham City 187 (0)
1990–1992 Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 (0)
Total431(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brian Leslie Ford Roberts (born 6 November 1955), commonly known by his nickname Harry Roberts, is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He made more than 400 appearances in the Football League for Coventry City, Hereford United, Birmingham City and Wolverhampton Wanderers. [1]

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After ten years as a professional at Coventry City he joined Birmingham City for a fee of £10,000 raised through a supporters' "Buy a Player Fund". [3] He won the club's Player of the Year award for 1989. [4] Nicknamed "Harry" after the 1960s police-killer Harry Roberts, he published an autobiography entitled Harry's Game. [5]

He went on to coach at Coventry City before becoming head of sport at a private school in Leamington Spa. [6]

Honours

Birmingham City

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Brian Roberts". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91 (21st ed.). Queen Anne Press. p. 84. ISBN   0-356-17911-7.
  3. ↑ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 120. ISBN   978-1-85983-010-9.
  4. ↑ "Player of the Year". The Birmingham City FC Archive. 13 December 2002. Archived from the original on 30 March 2003.
  5. ↑ Pryce, Robert (30 November 1991). "Soccer Diary" . The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 April 2018– via General OneFile.
  6. ↑ Bulman, Andy. "Former Blues: Brian Roberts". Birmingham City F.C. Archived from the original on 25 August 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2018.


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