Jackie Roberts

Jackie Roberts
Personal information
Full name John Hopkin Roberts
Date of birth 30 June 1918
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Date of death June 2001 (aged 82–83)
Place of death Swansea, Wales
Position Full back
Youth career
–1936 Cwmbwria Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936–1950 Bolton Wanderers 162 (19)
1945 → Chelmsford City (guest) 2 (3)
1950–1951 Swansea City 16 (1)
1951–1952 Llanelli
Total 180 (23)
International career
Wales Schools
1949 Wales 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Hopkin Roberts (30 June 1918 – June 2001) was a Welsh professional footballer who made over 160 appearances in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers as a full back. He won one cap for Wales at international level.

Personal life

He grew up on Alice Street in Swansea, being a neighbour of fellow future Welsh internationals Ernie Jones, Mel Nurse, John Charles and Mel Charles.

Roberts served in 53rd (Bolton) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, during the Second World War. He was injured in the eye by shrapnel in Italy and was evacuated back to Britain.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jackie Roberts". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  2. ↑ Jackie Roberts at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  3. ↑ Selby, David (April 2011). 1945–1946 season. Chelmsford: The Chelmsford City Historian.
  4. ↑ "Jackie Roberts". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "Football: How Alice Street in Swansea gave Wales five internationals". 18 November 2023 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. 1 2 "Jackie Roberts". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 29 May 2019.