Brian Roberts

Date of birth06 November 1955
Place of birthManchester
NationalityEnglish
Height1.73 m
PositionDefender

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Coventry City 01 Nov 1973 01 Mar 1984
Birmingham City 01 Mar 1984 01 Jun 1990

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1975-76 Coventry City League Division One 2
1976-77 Coventry City FA Cup 1
1976-77 Coventry City League Division One 12
1977-78 Coventry City FA Cup 1
1977-78 Coventry City League Cup 1
1
1977-78 Coventry City League Division One 26
1978-79 Coventry City League Division One 17
1979-80 Coventry City League Cup 2
1
1979-80 Coventry City League Division One 10
4
1980-81 Coventry City FA Cup 4
1980-81 Coventry City League Cup 9
1980-81 Coventry City League Division One 41
1
1981-82 Coventry City FA Cup 1
1981-82 Coventry City League Cup 2
1981-82 Coventry City League Division One 33
1
1982-83 Coventry City FA Cup 2
1
1982-83 Coventry City League Cup 2
1982-83 Coventry City League Division One 38
1
1983-84 Coventry City FA Cup 4
1983-84 Coventry City League Cup 3
1983-84 Coventry City League Division One 30


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
19 Apr 1976 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City L 4-1 League Division One
24 Apr 1976 Burnley v Coventry City W 1-3 League Division One
29 Jan 1977 Arsenal v Coventry City L 3-1 FA Cup 4th round
05 Feb 1977 Leeds United v Coventry City W 1-2 League Division One
16 Feb 1977 Stoke City v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division One
19 Feb 1977 Norwich City v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division One
05 Mar 1977 Birmingham City v Coventry City L 3-1 League Division One
09 Mar 1977 Derby County v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
12 Mar 1977 Leicester City v Coventry City L 3-1 League Division One
23 Mar 1977 Newcastle United v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
02 Apr 1977 Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 League Division One
05 Apr 1977 Ipswich Town v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division One
09 Apr 1977 Coventry City v West Ham United D 1-1 League Division One
11 Apr 1977 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
16 Apr 1977 Coventry City v Aston Villa L 2-3 League Division One
12 Nov 1977 Arsenal v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
19 Nov 1977 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers W 4-1 League Division One
26 Nov 1977 Everton v Coventry City L 6-0 League Division One
29 Nov 1977 Liverpool v Coventry City D 2-2 League Cup 4th round
17 Dec 1977 Coventry City v Arsenal L 1-2 League Division One
20 Dec 1977 Coventry City v Liverpool L 0-2 League Cup 4th round replay
26 Dec 1977 Aston Villa v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
27 Dec 1977 Coventry City v Norwich City W 5-4 League Division One
31 Dec 1977 Coventry City v Manchester United W 3-0 League Division One
02 Jan 1978 Derby County v Coventry City L 4-2 League Division One
07 Jan 1978 Middlesbrough v Coventry City L 3-0 FA Cup 3rd round
14 Jan 1978 Coventry City v Chelsea W 5-1 League Division One
21 Jan 1978 Leeds United v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division One
04 Feb 1978 Coventry City v Liverpool W 1-0 League Division One
25 Feb 1978 West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City D 3-3 League Division One
04 Mar 1978 Coventry City v Birmingham City W 4-0 League Division One
11 Mar 1978 Coventry City v Leicester City W 1-0 League Division One
18 Mar 1978 Ipswich Town v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
21 Mar 1978 Coventry City v Aston Villa L 2-3 League Division One
25 Mar 1978 Norwich City v Coventry City W 1-2 League Division One
28 Mar 1978 Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 4-0 League Division One
01 Apr 1978 West Ham United v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division One
04 Apr 1978 Coventry City v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
08 Apr 1978 Coventry City v Everton W 3-2 League Division One
11 Apr 1978 Middlesbrough v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
15 Apr 1978 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division One
22 Apr 1978 Coventry City v Nottingham Forest D 0-0 League Division One
25 Apr 1978 Manchester City v Coventry City L 3-1 League Division One
29 Apr 1978 Bristol City v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
02 Sep 1978 Derby County v Coventry City W 0-2 League Division One
09 Sep 1978 Coventry City v Chelsea W 3-2 League Division One
16 Sep 1978 Liverpool v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
28 Oct 1978 Coventry City v Birmingham City W 2-1 League Division One
21 Nov 1978 Coventry City v Derby County W 4-2 League Division One
25 Nov 1978 Coventry City v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
13 Mar 1979 Ipswich Town v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
24 Mar 1979 Nottingham Forest v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division One
28 Mar 1979 Aston Villa v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
03 Apr 1979 Arsenal v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
07 Apr 1979 Coventry City v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
10 Apr 1979 Everton v Coventry City D 3-3 League Division One
14 Apr 1979 Coventry City v Bristol City W 3-2 League Division One
16 Apr 1979 Manchester United v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
21 Apr 1979 Coventry City v Southampton W 4-0 League Division One
28 Apr 1979 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City L 5-1 League Division One
05 May 1979 Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 3-0 League Division One
25 Aug 1979 Nottingham Forest v Coventry City L 4-1 League Division One
29 Aug 1979 Ipswich Town v Coventry City W 0-1 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
01 Sep 1979 Coventry City v Norwich City W 2-0 League Division One
04 Sep 1979 Coventry City v Ipswich Town D 0-0
Agg: 1-0
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
08 Sep 1979 Liverpool v Coventry City L 4-0 League Division One
15 Sep 1979 Coventry City v Bolton Wanderers W 3-1 League Division One
22 Sep 1979 Manchester City v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division One
26 Sep 1979 West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City L 2-1 League Cup 3rd round
29 Sep 1979 Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 League Division One
19 Dec 1979 Aston Villa v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division One
26 Dec 1979 Derby County v Coventry City W 1-2 League Division One
29 Dec 1979 Coventry City v Nottingham Forest L 0-3 League Division One
01 Jan 1980 Coventry City v Middlesbrough W 2-0 League Division One
27 Feb 1980 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City L 4-3 League Division One
22 Mar 1980 Leeds United v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
07 Apr 1980 Coventry City v Derby County W 2-1 League Division One
12 Apr 1980 Ipswich Town v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division One
16 Aug 1980 Birmingham City v Coventry City L 3-1 League Division One
19 Aug 1980 Coventry City v Liverpool D 0-0 League Division One
23 Aug 1980 Coventry City v Arsenal W 3-1 League Division One
27 Aug 1980 Manchester United v Coventry City W 0-1 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
30 Aug 1980 Aston Villa v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
02 Sep 1980 Coventry City v Manchester United W 1-0
Agg: 2-0
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
06 Sep 1980 Coventry City v Crystal Palace W 3-1 League Division One
13 Sep 1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division One
20 Sep 1980 Ipswich Town v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division One
23 Sep 1980 Brighton and Hove Albion v Coventry City W 1-2 League Cup 3rd round
27 Sep 1980 Coventry City v Everton L 0-5 League Division One
04 Oct 1980 Coventry City v Brighton and Hove Albion D 3-3 League Division One
08 Oct 1980 West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
11 Oct 1980 Leicester City v Coventry City W 1-3 League Division One
18 Oct 1980 Coventry City v Norwich City L 0-1 League Division One
21 Oct 1980 Coventry City v Sunderland W 2-1 League Division One
25 Oct 1980 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City L 4-1 League Division One
28 Oct 1980 Coventry City v Cambridge United D 1-1 League Cup 4th round
01 Nov 1980 Coventry City v Leeds United W 2-1 League Division One
04 Nov 1980 Cambridge United v Coventry City W 0-1 League Cup 4th round replay
08 Nov 1980 Manchester United v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
11 Nov 1980 Liverpool v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division One
15 Nov 1980 Coventry City v Birmingham City W 2-1 League Division One
22 Nov 1980 Manchester City v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division One
29 Nov 1980 Coventry City v Nottingham Forest D 1-1 League Division One
02 Dec 1980 Watford v Coventry City D 2-2 League Cup Quarter-final
06 Dec 1980 Southampton v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
09 Dec 1980 Coventry City v Watford W 5-0 League Cup Quarter-final replay
13 Dec 1980 Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion W 3-0 League Division One
20 Dec 1980 Norwich City v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division One
26 Dec 1980 Coventry City v Middlesbrough W 1-0 League Division One
27 Dec 1980 Stoke City v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division One
03 Jan 1981 Leeds United v Coventry City D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round
06 Jan 1981 Coventry City v Leeds United W 1-0 FA Cup 3rd round replay
10 Jan 1981 Coventry City v Manchester City D 1-1 League Division One
17 Jan 1981 Coventry City v Aston Villa L 1-2 League Division One
24 Jan 1981 Coventry City v Birmingham City W 3-2 FA Cup 4th round
27 Jan 1981 Coventry City v West Ham United W 3-2 League Cup Semi-final 1st leg
31 Jan 1981 Arsenal v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division One
07 Feb 1981 Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 2-2 League Division One
10 Feb 1981 West Ham United v Coventry City L 2-0
Agg: 4-3
League Cup Semi-final 2nd leg
14 Feb 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City L 3-1 FA Cup 5th round
17 Feb 1981 Crystal Palace v Coventry City W 0-3 League Division One
21 Feb 1981 Everton v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division One
28 Feb 1981 Coventry City v Ipswich Town L 0-4 League Division One
07 Mar 1981 Brighton and Hove Albion v Coventry City L 4-1 League Division One
14 Mar 1981 Coventry City v Leicester City W 4-1 League Division One
21 Mar 1981 Sunderland v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division One
28 Mar 1981 Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur L 0-1 League Division One
04 Apr 1981 Leeds United v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division One
11 Apr 1981 Coventry City v Manchester United L 0-2 League Division One
18 Apr 1981 Coventry City v Stoke City D 2-2 League Division One
21 Apr 1981 Middlesbrough v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division One
25 Apr 1981 Coventry City v Southampton W 1-0 League Division One
02 May 1981 Nottingham Forest v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
29 Aug 1981 Coventry City v Manchester United W 2-1 League Division One
02 Sep 1981 Stoke City v Coventry City L 4-0 League Division One
05 Sep 1981 Notts County v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division One
12 Sep 1981 Coventry City v Leeds United W 4-0 League Division One
19 Sep 1981 Brighton and Hove Albion v Coventry City D 2-2 League Division One
22 Sep 1981 Coventry City v Liverpool L 1-2 League Division One
26 Sep 1981 Coventry City v Southampton W 4-2 League Division One
03 Oct 1981 Sunderland v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
06 Oct 1981 Everton v Coventry City D 1-1 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
10 Oct 1981 Coventry City v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
17 Oct 1981 Nottingham Forest v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division One
24 Oct 1981 Coventry City v Swansea City W 3-1 League Division One
27 Oct 1981 Coventry City v Everton L 0-1
Agg: 1-2
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
31 Oct 1981 Arsenal v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
07 Nov 1981 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
21 Nov 1981 West Ham United v Coventry City L 5-2 League Division One
24 Nov 1981 Coventry City v Stoke City W 3-0 League Division One
28 Nov 1981 Coventry City v Middlesbrough D 1-1 League Division One
05 Dec 1981 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City W 1-2 League Division One
12 Dec 1981 Coventry City v Manchester City L 0-1 League Division One
26 Dec 1981 Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion L 0-2 League Division One
28 Dec 1981 Everton v Coventry City L 3-2 League Division One
20 Feb 1982 Liverpool v Coventry City L 4-0 League Division One
27 Feb 1982 Aston Villa v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division One
06 Mar 1982 West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City L 2-0 FA Cup Quarter-final
09 Mar 1982 Coventry City v Nottingham Forest L 0-1 League Division One
13 Mar 1982 Swansea City v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
17 Mar 1982 Manchester United v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division One
20 Mar 1982 Coventry City v Arsenal W 1-0 League Division One
27 Mar 1982 Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 0-0 League Division One
03 Apr 1982 Ipswich Town v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
10 Apr 1982 West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City W 1-2 League Division One
13 Apr 1982 Coventry City v Everton W 1-0 League Division One
17 Apr 1982 Coventry City v West Ham United W 1-0 League Division One
01 May 1982 Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur D 0-0 League Division One
08 May 1982 Manchester City v Coventry City W 1-3 League Division One
15 May 1982 Coventry City v Birmingham City L 0-1 League Division One
28 Aug 1982 Coventry City v Southampton W 1-0 League Division One
31 Aug 1982 Swansea City v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division One
04 Sep 1982 Ipswich Town v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
07 Sep 1982 Coventry City v Sunderland W 1-0 League Division One
11 Sep 1982 Coventry City v Arsenal L 0-2 League Division One
18 Sep 1982 Birmingham City v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
25 Sep 1982 Coventry City v Everton W 4-2 League Division One
02 Oct 1982 Manchester City v Coventry City L 3-2 League Division One
09 Oct 1982 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City L 4-0 League Division One
16 Oct 1982 Coventry City v Notts County W 1-0 League Division One
23 Oct 1982 Watford v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
26 Oct 1982 Coventry City v Fulham D 0-0
Agg: 2-2
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
30 Oct 1982 Coventry City v Norwich City W 2-0 League Division One
06 Nov 1982 Coventry City v Aston Villa D 0-0 League Division One
09 Nov 1982 Coventry City v Burnley L 1-2 League Cup 3rd round
13 Nov 1982 Liverpool v Coventry City L 4-0 League Division One
20 Nov 1982 Coventry City v Luton Town W 4-2 League Division One
23 Nov 1982 Coventry City v Ipswich Town D 1-1 League Division One
27 Nov 1982 West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City L 2-0 League Division One
04 Dec 1982 Coventry City v Brighton and Hove Albion W 2-0 League Division One
11 Dec 1982 West Ham United v Coventry City W 0-3 League Division One
18 Dec 1982 Coventry City v Stoke City W 2-0 League Division One
22 Jan 1983 Coventry City v Swansea City D 0-0 League Division One
29 Jan 1983 Coventry City v Norwich City D 2-2 FA Cup 4th round
02 Feb 1983 Norwich City v Coventry City L 2-1 FA Cup 4th round replay
05 Feb 1983 Sunderland v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division One
12 Feb 1983 Coventry City v Manchester City W 4-0 League Division One
26 Feb 1983 Notts County v Coventry City L 5-1 League Division One
05 Mar 1983 Coventry City v Watford L 0-1 League Division One
12 Mar 1983 Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 League Division One
19 Mar 1983 Aston Villa v Coventry City L 4-0 League Division One
23 Mar 1983 Norwich City v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
02 Apr 1983 Manchester United v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division One
05 Apr 1983 Coventry City v Nottingham Forest L 1-2 League Division One
09 Apr 1983 Arsenal v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division One
12 Apr 1983 Coventry City v Liverpool D 0-0 League Division One
16 Apr 1983 Coventry City v Birmingham City L 0-1 League Division One
23 Apr 1983 Brighton and Hove Albion v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
30 Apr 1983 Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion L 0-1 League Division One
02 May 1983 Everton v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
07 May 1983 Stoke City v Coventry City W 0-3 League Division One
14 May 1983 Coventry City v West Ham United L 2-4 League Division One
27 Aug 1983 Watford v Coventry City W 2-3 League Division One
29 Aug 1983 Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
03 Sep 1983 Coventry City v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
06 Sep 1983 Coventry City v Notts County W 2-1 League Division One
10 Sep 1983 West Ham United v Coventry City L 5-2 League Division One
17 Sep 1983 Coventry City v Leicester City W 2-1 League Division One
24 Sep 1983 Sunderland v Coventry City L 1-0 League Division One
01 Oct 1983 Coventry City v Ipswich Town L 1-2 League Division One
04 Oct 1983 Grimsby Town v Coventry City D 0-0 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
15 Oct 1983 Arsenal v Coventry City W 0-1 League Division One
22 Oct 1983 Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion L 1-2 League Division One
25 Oct 1983 Coventry City v Grimsby Town W 2-1
Agg: 2-1
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
29 Oct 1983 Stoke City v Coventry City W 1-3 League Division One
05 Nov 1983 Birmingham City v Coventry City W 1-2 League Division One
09 Nov 1983 Everton v Coventry City L 2-1 League Cup 3rd round
12 Nov 1983 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers W 1-0 League Division One
19 Nov 1983 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
26 Nov 1983 Coventry City v Southampton D 0-0 League Division One
03 Dec 1983 Luton Town v Coventry City W 2-4 League Division One
10 Dec 1983 Coventry City v Liverpool W 4-0 League Division One
17 Dec 1983 Norwich City v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
26 Dec 1983 Coventry City v Manchester United D 1-1 League Division One
28 Dec 1983 Nottingham Forest v Coventry City L 3-0 League Division One
31 Dec 1983 Everton v Coventry City D 0-0 League Division One
02 Jan 1984 Coventry City v Sunderland W 2-1 League Division One
07 Jan 1984 Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round
10 Jan 1984 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Coventry City D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round replay
14 Jan 1984 Coventry City v Watford L 1-2 League Division One
16 Jan 1984 Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 3-0 FA Cup 3rd round 2nd replay
21 Jan 1984 Leicester City v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
30 Jan 1984 Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City L 3-2 FA Cup 4th round
04 Feb 1984 Ipswich Town v Coventry City L 3-1 League Division One
11 Feb 1984 Coventry City v West Ham United L 1-2 League Division One
18 Feb 1984 Coventry City v Stoke City L 2-3 League Division One
25 Feb 1984 West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City D 1-1 League Division One
03 Mar 1984 Coventry City v Birmingham City L 0-1 League Division One
10 Mar 1984 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City L 2-1 League Division One


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.