Dale Roberts (footballer born 1986)
Roberts playing for Rushden & Diamonds in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 October 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Horden, County Durham, England | ||
| Date of death | 14 December 2010 (aged 24) | ||
| Place of death | Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sunderland | |||
| 2003–2005 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Eastwood Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Alfreton Town (loan) | 42 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Rushden & Diamonds | 61 | (0) |
| Total | 140 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 2009–2010 | England C | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Dale Roberts (22 October 1986 – 14 December 2010) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Roberts started his career in his native North-East with the academy sides at Sunderland and Middlesbrough before he moved to Nottingham Forest. He failed to make Forest's first team and had loans spells with Eastwood Town and Alfreton Town. He had two more loan spells both with Rushden & Diamonds before joining the Conference National side on a permanent deal in 2009. He won the club's player of the season in 2008–09. He also won six caps for the England C team, winning the 2009–10 player of the year, before his death by suicide at the age of 24.
Roberts was born in Horden, County Durham. His mother was Isabella. He played for Cleveland Juniors Football Club and attended Easington Comprehensive School with fellow academy footballer Adam Johnson. He was with the Sunderland and Middlesbrough football academies, joining the latter in 2003 as a scholar and was part of Boro's FA Youth Cup winning squad in 2004 as back-up to David Knight.
Roberts began his senior career with Nottingham Forest after signing as a professional in 2005. He joined local Northern Premier League First Division side Eastwood Town on loan in March 2006, where he made 10 appearances. He joined Conference North club Alfreton Town on a season-long loan for the 2006–07 season in July, which he finished with 42 appearances.
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