Full name Stuart William Roberts 1984–1985 Stoke City Place of birth Chirk, Wales Name Stuart Roberts | Playing position Role Footballer Years Team Position Goalkeeper | |
Date of birth (1967-03-25) 25 March 1967 (age 48) | ||
Stuart William Roberts (born 25 March 1967) was a Welsh footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.
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Career
Roberts was born in Chirk and played with Oswestry Town in the Welsh league, impressing enough to earn a move to First Division side Stoke City as a teenager. He made his Football League debut on 8 December 1984 against Ipswich Town becoming Stoke City's youngest goalkeeper at the age of 17 years, 258 days. Stoke lost 2–0 and Roberts played in four more matches during a woeful 1984–85 campaign which saw them relegated with a record low points tally. At the end of the season he was released and joined Irish club Derry City. He spent two seasons at the Brandywell Stadium and won the League of Ireland First Division in 1986–87. His last game was the 1988 FAI Cup Final.