John Roberts (footballer, born 1891)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 November 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Anderston, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1913–1921 | Queen's Park | 71 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John T. Roberts MM was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a centre half in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Prior to the First World War, Roberts worked as a drapery warehouseman.[2] After Britain's entry into the war in August 1914, Roberts enlisted in the Highland Light Infantry and was serving as a sergeant when he won the Military Medal for "gallant conduct" on the first day on the Somme in July 1916.[2] During the course of the action he was shot in the shoulder and recovered back in Britain.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ a b c McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017" (PDF). p. 13. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
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- 1891 births
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scottish Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Highland Light Infantry soldiers
- People from Anderston
- Men's association football wing halves
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- Recipients of the Military Medal
- Footballers from Glasgow
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football midfielder, 1890s birth stubs