Paul Roberts (footballer, born 1962)

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Paul Roberts
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-04-27) 27 April 1962 (age 61)
Place of birth West Ham, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1]
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
19xx–1978 Millwall
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1983 Millwall 146 (0)
1983–1985 Brentford 62 (0)
1985–1986 Swindon Town 27 (0)
1986–1987 Southend United 38 (0)
1987–1988 Aldershot 39 (0)
1988 Leytonstone & Ilford ? (?)
1988 Exeter City 3 (0)
1988–1990 Southend United 54 (0)
1990–1992 Fisher Athletic ? (?)
1992–1994 Colchester United 63 (1)
1994 Chesham United ? (?)
Total432(1)
Managerial career
1994–95 Chesham United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Roberts (born 27 April 1962) is an English former professional footballer who played as a full back, making over 400 appearances in the Football League.

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Career

Born in West Ham, Roberts began his career as an apprentice at Millwall, making his senior debut in 1978. Roberts also played for Brentford, Swindon Town, Southend United, Aldershot, Leytonstone & Ilford, Exeter City, Fisher Athletic, Colchester United and Chesham United. He was player-manager of Chesham during the 1994–95 season, which saw them relegated from the Isthmian League Premier Division. [2] He later became a London Cab driver. [3]

Honours

Club

Millwall [4]
Swindon Town [5]
Colchester United [4] [6]

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 340. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. ↑ Chesham United Archived 8 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine Non-League Club Directory
  3. ↑ U's double-winning stars of 1991-92, Part Six: Paul Roberts East Anglian Daily Times, 4 June 2012
  4. 1 2 "FA Trophy Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "Tier Four (League Two) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "Conference Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Colchester United Player of the Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2020.[ dead link ]


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