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Herbie
Roberts |
Arsenal FC
1 appearance, 0 goals
P 1 W 0 D
0 L 1 F 0: A 2
0% successful
1931
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Lieutenant Herbert Roberts |
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Born |
19 February 1905
in Oswestry, Shropshire [registered in Oswestry, March 1905].
Attended Oswestry Boys School |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1911
census, six year old Herbert is the third of four children to John Owen
and Margaret Anne. His father is an insurance agaent and they live at 2
Glanaber Terrace at Oswestry.
According to his school admission
records, Herbert began Oswestry Boys School on 3 September 1912. He was
living at Herbert Villas in Oak Street at the time. He left school on 26
March 1918. |
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Cannot be found on the 1939 register. |
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Married |
to
Edith Kenyon, on 10 July 1934 at St. James' Church, Blackburn
[registered in Blackburn, September 1934]. One son, Peter
K. [b.1936].
"After being
married quietly at St. James', Blackburn, yesterday, Herbert Roberts, the
Arsenal and international footballer, and his bride, Miss Edith Kenyon, of
Shear. Brow, Blackburn, were accidentally imprisoned in a photographer's
studio. The lock had jammed. Pressmen waiting outside the studio heard
knocking, but did not realise anything was wrong until a girl signalled
through a window. Eventually a Press photographer and two reporters forced
the door. A six-year-old bridesmaid was also locked in the studio."
- Wednesday, 11 July 1934, The Daily Mail |
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Died:
17 June 1944
in North Middlesex Hospital, Edmonton,
aged
39 years 119 days
[registered in Edmonton, June 1944].
Died from erysipelas while he was on wartime service with the Royal
Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Possibly as a direct result of the
career-ending injury he received. He was living at Southgate in
Middlesex at the time.
Date of death confirmed by the Army roll of
honour & The Commonwealth War Graves. Most newspapers reported his death on the 19th, a Monday.
Buried in Southgate Cemetery, Brunswick Park Road, Enfield, with the
inscription:- ALWAYS THOUGHTFUL ALWAYS KIND A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY LEFT BEHIND
(left). |
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Height/Weight:
6'
0", 11st.
10lbs [1931]. |
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Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990], FindMyPast.com &
Commenwealth War Graves |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Began his career with Oswestry Town FC in 1921, before he was transferred to Arsenal on 8 December 1926
for a £200 transfer fee.
Injured his leg in a match against Middlesbrough FC on 30 October 1937, an
injury that enforced his retirement after 297 league appearances,
scoring four goals. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup runners-up 1926-27, 1931-32,
winners 1929-30, 1935-36; FA Charity Shield winners
1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, runners-up 1935, 1936; Football League
Division One Champions 1930-31, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1937-38, runners-up 1931-32; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Nicknamed the 'Policeman', because he became the first of the 'stopper'
pivots, staying put and never being drawn upfield. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of two who
became the 558th
players
(558) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Centre-half |
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Only match |
No. 175, 28 March 1931, Scotland
2 England 0, a British Championship match at Hampden Park, Mount Florida,
Glasgow, aged 26 years 37 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1930-31; |
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Team honours |
British Championship shared 1930-31; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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Employed as a gunsmith before he
became a Gunner. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.210. |
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Herbie Roberts - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
90 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Herbie Roberts
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Away
-
British Championship |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
| All |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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Herbie Roberts
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1930-31 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC
All |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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All |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
Herbie Roberts
- Match History
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Club:
Arsenal F.C.
- one full appearance (90 min) |
F.A. International Selection Committee - one full appearance
(90 min)x |
Notes
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