Frank Roberts (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Frank Roberts | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | Sandbach, England | ||
| Date of death | 23 May 1961 (aged 68) | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1914–1922 | Bolton Wanderers | 157 | (79) |
| 1922–1928 | Manchester City | 216 | (116) |
| Total | 373 | (195) | |
| National team | |||
| – | England | 4 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Frank Roberts (3 April 1893 – 23 May 1961) was a footballer who played for Manchester City between 1922 and 1928. He could play either as an inside forward or a centre forward.
Roberts was born in Sandbach and began his football career playing for Sandbach Villa and Sanbach Ramblers. He was transferred to Crewe Alexandra and in 1914 Bolton Wanderers paid £200 for his services. Roberts guested for West Ham United during World War I, scoring 18 goals in 20 appearances between 1917 and 1919. Roberts was suspended and transfer listed by Bolton in the 1922–1923 football season 'for taking over one of the principal hotels in that town'.
In October 1922, Manchester City paid £3,400 for him (a huge sum at the time). He scored his first goal for City in a 2–0 victory over his former team Bolton Wanderers. He scored ten goals in his first season with the team and was City's third highest goalscorer behind Horace Barnes who scored 21 and Tommy Johnson who scored 15. In the 1923–1924 football season Roberts scored 14 league goals and 4 goals in the FA Cup including a brace against Halifax Town in a second round replay. City reached the semi final of that year's competition but were defeated 2–0 by Newcastle United. In the 1924–1925 football season scored 31 league goals making him the first divisions top scorer. Roberts' goalscoring exploits earned him a call up to the England team. Roberts made his début for England in a 4–0 victory over Belgium in December 1924 with braces from Joe Bradford and Billy Walker securing England victory. Roberts earned four caps in total for his national team.
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