Date of birth | 11 September 1946 |
Place of birth | Abercynon |
Nationality | Welsh |
Position | Defender |
Died | 04 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.
Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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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 |
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1969-70 | Arsenal | League Cup | 2 | ||||
1969-70 | Arsenal | League Division One | 11 | 1 |
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1970-71 | Arsenal | Fairs Cup | 5 | ||||
1970-71 | Arsenal | League Cup | 5 | 1 |
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1970-71 | Arsenal | League Division One | 18 | ||||
1971-72 | Arsenal | European Cup | 4 | 1 |
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1971-72 | Arsenal | League Cup | 4 | ||||
1971-72 | Arsenal | League Division One | 21 | 2 |
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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.
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1966-67 | Wales | Abandoned | 1 | ||||
1967-68 | Wales | Abandoned | 1 |
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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 |
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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.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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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.