Jack Roberts (footballer born 1910)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Edgar Roberts | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Anfield, Liverpool, England | ||
| Date of death | 1 June 1985 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Marine | |||
| Orrell | |||
| Blundellsands | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Northern Nomads | |||
| 1931–1933 | Southport | 18 | (8) |
| 1933–1934 | Liverpool | 1 | (0) |
| 1934–1935 | Wigan Athletic | 57 | (54) |
| 1935–1940 | Port Vale | 93 | (56) |
| National team | |||
| England amateurs | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John Edgar Roberts (15 March 1910 – 1 June 1985) was an English footballer. He had the nickname of "Nipper" Roberts.
A forward, he played amateur football for Marine, Orrell, Blundellsands, and the Northern Nomads. He represented England amateurs, before entering the Football League with Southport. He joined Liverpool in May 1933, but left the club the following June after playing just one league game. He spent 18 months with Cheshire League champions Wigan Athletic, scoring 54 goals in 59 league appearances. He returned to the Football League with Port Vale in December 1935. He twice finished as the club's top-scorer, and no Football League player scored more league goals than Roberts in the 1937–38 season. He retired as a professional player to serve in the Irish Guards in World War II. He was captured by enemy forces, but escaped from captivity to walk 400 miles back to Allied territory in 1944.
Roberts played for non-league amateur sides Marine, Orrell, Blundellsands, and Northern Nomads, before signing with professional club Southport. During his amateur days he also represented the England national amateur team. He signed with First Division giants Liverpool in May 1933, and made his debut on 4 September 1933, in a 1–1 draw with Stoke City at the Victoria Ground. This was his only appearance of the "Reds" highly disappointing 1933–34 campaign – which saw Liverpool narrowly avoiding the relegation zone – and he departed Anfield for Cheshire League side Wigan Athletic in June 1934.
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