Fred Roberts (footballer)

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Fred Roberts
Personal information
Full name	Frederick Roberts
Date of birth	9 October 1909(1909-10-09)
Place of birth	West Bromwich, England
Date of death	January 1979 (aged 69)
Place of death	Luton, England
Playing position	Forward
Youth clubs
	Smethwick Highfield Thomas Pigott's Works
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1933–1934 1934–1945 1945–1948	Birmingham Luton Town Kettering Town	029 0(9) 183 (38)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Frederick Roberts (9 October 1909 – January 1979) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward.

Roberts was born in Greets Green, West Bromwich, Staffordshire. He signed for Birmingham in 1933, and in his first season, 1933–34, was the club's top scorer, though with only eight goals in a struggling side. The following season he moved to Luton Town where he remained until 1945, making nearly 200 appearances in the Football League and helping the club to the championship of the Third Division South in the 1936–37 season. After leaving Luton he had three seasons at Kettering Town. He died in Luton at the age of 69.

[edit] Honours

with Birmingham

• Top goalscorer: 1933–34.

with Luton Town

• Third Division South champions: 1936–37.

[edit] References

• Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6. 
• Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9. 

Persondata
NAME	Roberts, Frederick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1909-10-09
PLACE OF BIRTH	Greets Green, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
DATE OF DEATH	January 1979
PLACE OF DEATH	Luton, Bedfordshire, England