Ken Roberts (footballer, born 1936)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Owen Roberts | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Cefn Mawr, Wrexham, Wales | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1953 | Wrexham | 1 | (0) |
| 1953–58 | Aston Villa | 38 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1968–1976 | Chester | ||
| 1983–1984 | Oswestry Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Kenneth Owen Roberts (born 27 March 1936) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played with Wrexham and Aston Villa. He later achieved managerial success with Chester.
Roberts made his Football League debut for Wrexham in 1951, when aged just 15 years and 158 days old, equalling the 1929 record of Bradford Park Avenue's Albert Geldard for the youngest League player. This record stood until beaten by Reuben Noble-Lazarus of Barnsley in 2008.
He later joined Aston Villa and added 38 league outings and three goals to his tally.
Roberts became manager of Chester in March 1968, and remained in charge until September 1976 when he became general manager. The highlight of this reign came in 1974-75, when Chester reached the Football League Cup semi-finals and won promotion from Division Four.
He later returned to the dugout as manager of Oswestry Town in 1983, spending a year in the role. Roberts would later rejoin Chester as chief scout.
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