Hugh Roberts
Association football player
About Hugh Roberts
Lived 1882 – 1969 (aged 87). Hugh Roberts was a British association football player and association football coach.
Personal life Roberts' had a wife and four children and his brothers Albert and Dick were also footballers. Roberts served as a private in the Middlesex Regiment's Football Battalion during the First World War, but he was unable to return to football after sustaining a fractured ankle in an accident in France in September 1918. Lancashire Combination First Division 29 5 1 0 2 0 32 5
1909–10
24 6 1 0
25 6 1910–11 35 4 1 1
36 5 1911–12 38 2 2 1
40 3 1912–13 11 1
11 1
108 13 4 2
112 15
137 18 5 2 2 0 144 20
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Hugh Roberts?
association football player (1882-1969)
When was Hugh Roberts born?
Hugh Roberts was born on 14 October 1882 in Rhyl.
When did Hugh Roberts die?
Hugh Roberts died on 5 December 1969 in Coventry.
What was Hugh Roberts's occupation?
Hugh Roberts was an association football player and association football coach.
What nationality was Hugh Roberts?
Hugh Roberts was British.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Hugh Roberts (footballer)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Hugh Roberts. https://biography.guide/hugh-roberts-association-football-player/
MLA: "Hugh Roberts." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/hugh-roberts-association-football-player/.
Chicago: "Hugh Roberts." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/hugh-roberts-association-football-player/.
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