Full name John Thomas Roberts Name John Roberts 1964–1966 APIA | Years Team Playing position | |
Date of birth (1944-03-24) 24 March 1944 (age 71) Place of birth Cessnock, NSW, Australia | ||
John Thomas Roberts (born 24 March 1944 in Cessnock, New South Wales) is an Australian former association football player.
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Club career
Roberts played youth football for Cessnock before joining APIA Leichhardt in the New South Wales State League. He played at APIA in 1964 and 1965. In 1966 he travelled to England to trial with Football League Division One team Chelsea. After the unsuccessful trial he was signed by Blackburn Rovers in April 1966. Roberts played three times for Blackburn in the 1965–66 season. He then returned to APIA where he played the remainder of the 1966 season. He sent out on loan in August 1967 to Chesterfield in the Football League Fourth Division where he played 46 matches during the 1967–1968 season. In 1968, he was signed by Bradford City. At Bradford he played in the team that won promotion from the fourth division to the third division in 1969. Between 1968 and 1970 Roberts played 44 times for Bradford. In early 1971 Roberts transferred to Southend United. At the end of the 1971–1972 season Roberts moved to Northampton Town. Roberts played one season for Northampton Town, playing 13 times.
International career
Roberts played one full international match for Australia in 1969 against North Korea in Phnom Penh. He played three matches for an Australian XI in 1965 against Chelsea (two matches) and IFK Stockholm.