John Roberts

Date of birth11 September 1946
Place of birthAbercynon
NationalityWelsh
PositionDefender
Died04 January 2016

A classic no nonsense centre-back, John Roberts was Frank McLintock's partner at the heart of the Arsenal defence in the first half of the 1970-71 double-winning season.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Swansea City 01 Jul 1964 01 Nov 1967
Northampton Town 01 Nov 1967 01 May 1969
Arsenal 01 May 1969 01 Oct 1972
Birmingham City 01 Oct 1972 01 Aug 1976
Wrexham 01 Aug 1976 06 Aug 1980
Hull City 06 Aug 1980 30 Jun 1981

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1969-70 Arsenal League Cup 2
1969-70 Arsenal League Division One 11
1
1970-71 Arsenal Fairs Cup 5
1970-71 Arsenal League Cup 5
1
1970-71 Arsenal League Division One 18
1971-72 Arsenal European Cup 4
1
1971-72 Arsenal League Cup 4
1971-72 Arsenal League Division One 21
2
3
1972-73 Arsenal League Cup 1
1972-73 Arsenal League Division One 6
1


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

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1966-67 Wales Abandoned 1
1967-68 Wales Abandoned
1
1967-68 Wales Under-23 1
1968-69 Wales Amateur 1
1968-69 Wales Under-23 1
1969-70 Wales Under-23 1
1970-71 Wales British Home Championship 3
1970-71 Wales UEFA European Championship 1
1971-72 Wales British Home Championship 2
1971-72 Wales UEFA European Championship 1
1972-73 Wales British Home Championship 3
1972-73 Wales FIFA World Cup 2
1973-74 Wales British Home Championship 3
1973-74 Wales FIFA World Cup 1
1
1974-75 Wales British Home Championship 2
1974-75 Wales UEFA European Championship 2
1975-76 Wales British Home Championship 1
1975-76 Wales Centenary Match 1
1976-77 Wales Under-21 1


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

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
22 Feb 1967 Northern Ireland v Wales L 2-1 Abandoned
01 Nov 1967 Wales v England L 1-2 Under-23
20 Mar 1968 Wales v Northern Ireland L 0-1 Abandoned
02 Oct 1968 Wales v England L 1-3 Under-23
11 Jan 1969 Wales v Northern Ireland W 1-0 Amateur
01 Oct 1969 England v Wales L 2-0 Under-23
15 May 1971 Wales v Scotland D 0-0 British Home Championship
19 May 1971 England v Wales D 0-0 British Home Championship
22 May 1971 Northern Ireland v Wales L 1-0 British Home Championship
26 May 1971 Finland v Wales W 0-1 UEFA European Championship Group 1
13 Oct 1971 Wales v Finland W 3-0 UEFA European Championship Group 1
20 May 1972 Wales v England L 0-3 British Home Championship
27 May 1972 Wales v Northern Ireland D 0-0 British Home Championship
24 Jan 1973 England v Wales D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Group 5
28 Mar 1973 Wales v Poland W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Group 5
12 May 1973 Wales v Scotland L 0-2 British Home Championship
15 May 1973 England v Wales L 3-0 British Home Championship
19 May 1973 Northern Ireland v Wales L 1-0 British Home Championship
26 Sep 1973 Poland v Wales L 3-0 FIFA World Cup Group 5
11 May 1974 Wales v England L 0-2 British Home Championship
14 May 1974 Scotland v Wales L 2-0 British Home Championship
18 May 1974 Wales v Northern Ireland W 1-0 British Home Championship
04 Sep 1974 Austria v Wales L 2-1 UEFA European Championship Group 2
16 Apr 1975 Hungary v Wales W 1-2 UEFA European Championship Group 2
17 May 1975 Wales v Scotland D 2-2 British Home Championship
21 May 1975 England v Wales D 2-2 British Home Championship
24 Mar 1976 Wales v England L 1-2 Centenary Match
06 May 1976 Scotland v Wales L 3-1 British Home Championship
15 Dec 1976 England v Wales D 0-0 Under-21


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