Dave Roberts

Playing career

English career Roberts was born in Tipton, Staffordshire. before joining Walsall of the Third Division North at the end of the 1921–22 season. He scored freely for the reserve team, but when he got a chance in the first team, he had little success. He made his Football League debut on 16 September 1922, playing at inside right away to Chesterfield. According to the Sheffield Daily Telegraph, "both in attack and defence the middle line was streets below Third Division standard, and although Archer and Roberts (the old Shrewsbury Town player) tried hard to get the attack going, they received very little support", as Walsall lost 6–0. Roberts played twice more in Third Division matches before moving to Ireland.

In 1925, Roberts was sentenced to a month's imprisonment for desertion of his family, failing to pay a maintenance order and leaving his two children chargeable to the poor law guardians.

Fordsons Roberts played for Fordsons during the 1925–26 and 1926–27 seasons, scoring 20 goals in League competition,

League of Ireland XI Roberts played three times for the League of Ireland XI. While a Bohemians player, he scored twice in a 3–3 draw with a Welsh League XI on 9 February 1924 at Dalymount Park. In March 1925 he also played in a 2–1 defeat against the same opponents. His teammates while playing in these games included fellow Bohs players Bertie Kerr, Johnny McIlroy, Christy Robinson and Johnny Murray as well as Frank Collins and John Joe Flood.

Honours Bohemians League of Ireland: 1923–24 Fordsons Free State Cup: 1925–26 Individual League of Ireland Top Scorer: 1923–24 (20 goals)