| Hugh Roberts | |
|---|---|
| Born |
14 October 1882 Rhyl, Wales |
| Died | 5 December 1969 (aged 87)[1] |
Hugh Roberts (14 October 1882 – 5 December 1969) was a Welsh professional football outside right, best remembered for his four years in the Football League with Leeds City .[2][1][3]
Personal life[]
Roberts' had a wife and four children and his brothers Albert and Dick were also footballers.[1][4] Roberts served with the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the First World War.[5] He was unable to return to football after he sustained a fractured ankle in an accident in France in September 1918.[1]
Career statistics[]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leeds City | 1909–10[6] | Second Division | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6 |
| 1910–11[6] | 35 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 5 | ||
| 1911–12[6] | 38 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 3 | ||
| 1912–13[6] | 11 | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 108 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 112 | 15 | ||
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Private Hugh Pierce Roberts | Great War Stories". http://www.worldwar1luton.com/individual/private-hugh-pierce-roberts.
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 247. ISBN 190589161X.
- ↑ "Player Details" (in en-GB). Port Online. 9 November 2016. https://www.southportfootballclub.co.uk/players/player-details/?id=2059.
- ↑ "The Definitive History of Leeds United – Review of 1910/11 Part 1 – Play up, Ireland!". http://www.mightyleeds.co.uk/seasons/191011.htm.
- ↑ "The Footballers' Battalions". http://www.football-league.co.uk/news/article/2014/the-footballers-battalions-2145968.aspx.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Leeds United F.C. History". http://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/leeds_stats/leeds_city_player_details/RobertsHP_LCFC.php.
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