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Brian Roberts (English footballer)

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Name
  
Brian Roberts

1972–1974
  
Coventry City

Playing position
  
Defender

Height
  
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)


Full name
  
Brian Leslie Ford Roberts

Date of birth
  
(1955-11-06) 6 November 1955 (age 60)

Place of birth
  
Manchester, England

Brian Leslie Ford Roberts (born 6 November 1955) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played more than 400 games in the Football League for Coventry City, Hereford United, Birmingham City and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

After ten years as a professional at Coventry City he joined Birmingham City for a fee of £10,000 raised through a supporters' "Buy a Player Fund". Nicknamed "Harry" after the 1960s police-killer Harry Roberts, he published an autobiography entitled Harry's Game.

He went on to coach at Coventry City before becoming Head of Sport at a private school in Leamington Spa.

Honours

  • with Birmingham City
  • Football League Second Division runners-up 1985 (Promotion)
  • References

    Brian Roberts (English footballer) Wikipedia


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