Brian Roberts (English footballer)

Brian Roberts

Personal information
Full name	Brian Leslie Ford Roberts
Date of birth	6 November 1955
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1972–1974	Coventry City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1974–1984	Coventry City	215	(1)
1975	→ Hereford United (loan)	8	(0)
1984–1990	Birmingham City	187	(0)
1990–1992	Wolverhampton Wanderers	21	(0)
Total		431	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Brian Leslie Ford Roberts (born 6 November 1955) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played more than 400 games in the Football League for Coventry City, Hereford United, Birmingham City and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

After ten years as a professional at Coventry City he joined Birmingham City for a fee of £10,000 raised through a supporters' "Buy a Player Fund". Nicknamed "Harry" after the 1960s police-killer Harry Roberts, he published an autobiography entitled Harry's Game.

He went on to coach at Coventry City before becoming Head of Sport at a private school in Leamington Spa.^[2]

Honours

• with Birmingham City
  • Football League Second Division runners-up 1985 (Promotion)

References

General

• Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
• Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database

Specific

1. Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990–91 (21st ed.). Queen Anne Press. p. 84. ISBN 0-356-17911-7.
2. Bulman, Andy. "Brian Roberts". Birmingham City F.C. Archived from the original on 25 August 2006.