Josiah Roberts
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Josiah Edmund Roberts | ||
Date of birth | 1871 | ||
Place of birth | West Smethwick, England | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Birmingham St George's | |||
1892–1893 | Small Heath | 1 | (0) |
1893–1??? | Walsall Wood | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Josiah Edmund Roberts (1871 – after 1892) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.[1] Roberts was born in West Smethwick, which was then in Staffordshire He joined Small Heath from Birmingham St George's when the latter club folded in 1892.[2] A right back, he played only one competitive game for the club, on 5 November 1892 in a 4–1 win away at Bootle, which was the game after regular left back Fred Speller broke his leg.[3] Roberts returned to non-league football in 1893.[2]
References
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 222. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ Matthews, p. 142.
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- Year of death missing
- Footballers from Smethwick
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- Birmingham City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Date of birth missing
- Place of death missing
- Walsall Wood F.C. players
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