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John Roberts (footballer, born 1891)

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John Roberts
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

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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

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  1. ^ "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ^ 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.