GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
1892-93 🕒 4 | 4 (-) | 🥅 2.00 | ⛔ 0% | 🇺 - | #90 |
Goalkeeper
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GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
Robert John Roberts
Personal Profile
Birth Date | Birthplace | Birth Country | Citizenship | Height | Foot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 April 1859 | West Bromwich, Sandwell, West Midlands | England 🏴 | England 🏴 |
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
Villa Youth Record
n/a
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
Previous Clubs
Christ Church School
George Salter’s Spring Works FC
West Bromwich Strollers
1885-90 West Bromwich Albion
1890-91 Sunderland Albion
1891-92 West Bromwich Albion
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
Transfer In
Season | Joined Date | Aged | Fee | From | From | Signed Under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1892-93 (DEBUT) | 1892 | 33 | Free | West Bromwich Albion 🏴 | George Ramsay |
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
Villa Career
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 |
Aston Villa 1892-93 |
Football League First Division |
🕒 4 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #90 |
Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
🟩 Won | 🟨 Drew | 🟥 Lost |
Cards 🟨 Booking | 🟥 Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only 🥅 Goals Conceded | ⛔ Clean Sheets |
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
Played Under
George Ramsay 🏴
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
Career Summary
🗓️ | 🕒 | ✅ | 🔁 | 🇺 | PPG | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 % | 🟨 % | 🟥 % | ⚽ | 🔥 | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 |
Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unused 🇺, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets ⛔, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
Competition Record
🕒 League | 🕒 FA Cup | 🕒 League Cup | 🕒 Europe | 🕒 European Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
⚽ League | ⚽ FA Cup | ⚽ League Cup | ⚽ Europe | ⚽ European Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
🔥 League | 🔥 FA Cup | 🔥 League Cup | 🔥 Europe | 🔥 European Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
League Gi | FA Cup Gi | League Cup Gi | Europe Gi | European Cup Gi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
League GPG | FA Cup GPG | League Cup GPG | Europe GPG | European Cup GPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
League GPGi | FA Cup GPGi | League Cup GPGi | Europe GPGi | European Cup GPGi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unused 🇺, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets ⛔, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
Season by Season Record
🗓️ | 🎂 | 〽️ | 🏆 | 🕒 | ✅ | 🔁 | 🇺 | PPG | 🟩 | 🟩 % | 🟨 | 🟨 % | 🟥 | 🟥 % | ⚽ | 🔥 | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1892-93 | 33 | D1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 |
0 |
Seasons 🗓️, Age 🎂, League 〽️, Position 🏆, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unused 🇺, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets ⛔, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
Goalkeeping Record
🗓️ | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 0% |
1892-93 | 4 |
Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Clean Sheets ⛔
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
Honours
Played for the Villa
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
Debuts & Dates
Season | First Squad | Manager |
|---|---|---|
1892-93 | 26 November 1892 | George Ramsay 🏴 |
Season | Debut | Aged | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
1892-93 | 26 November 1892 | 33 | George Ramsay 🏴 |
Game # | First Goal | Scorer(s) |
|---|---|---|
Season | Final Game | Aged | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
1892-93 | 25 March 1893 | 33 | George Ramsay 🏴 |
Season | Final Squad | Manager |
|---|---|---|
1892-93 | 25 March 1893 | George Ramsay 🏴 |
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
Loans Out
None
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
Transfer Out
Season | Date | Aged | Fee | To | To | Left Under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1892-93 | 1893 | 33 | Released | Retired | George Ramsay 🏴 |
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
Subsequent Clubs
Retired
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
Quotes
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
Biography
Player #90 for Aston Villa, Robert John Roberts, known as Bob Roberts played as a goalkeeper for the club.
Bob represented Villa in the 1892-93 season making 4 appearances for the club.
Bob was born in West Bromwich, just 7 miles from Villa’s current ground, on 25th April 1859 and made his debut appearance as a 33 year old on 26th November 1892.
Villa had signed Bob from West Bromwich Albion and he became the fourteenth custodian of the Villa goal in League and Cup football and he went on to concede 8 goals in 4 games at a rate of 2.00 goals per game without keeping a clean sheet.
Bob’s final game came on Saturday, 25 March 1893 in the 6-4 victory over Accrington.
Bob played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
Bob passed away in Byker, Newcastle on 20th October 1929 aged 70.
Died
20 October 1929, Aged 70
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
Appearances
4
Game | Matchday Summary | Match Squad |
|---|---|---|
Game #160 | 🟩 26 Nov 1892, Villa 3-1 Preston, Wellington Road | GK Bob Roberts |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Walter Evans |
FB Arthur Stokes |
M George Campbell |
M James Brown |
M Peter Dowds |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Charlie Hare |
F Jack Devey |
F Albert Brown | |
Game #169 | 🟨 11 Feb 1893, Villa 2-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park | GK Bob Roberts |
D John Baird |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
D Gershom Cox |
M Peter Dowds |
M Fred Burton |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Lewis Campbell |
F William Devey |
F Albert Brown |
F Jack Devey | |
Game #171 | 🟩 18 Mar 1893, Villa 3-1 Notts County, Wellington Road | GK Bob Roberts |
D John Baird |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
D Gershom Cox |
M Peter Dowds |
M Fred Burton |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F William Devey |
F Jack Devey |
F Albert Brown | |
Game #172 | 🟩 25 Mar 1893, Villa 6-4 Accrington, Wellington Road | GK Bob Roberts |
D John Baird |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
M George Campbell |
M Peter Dowds |
M Fred Burton |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Albert Woolley |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Jack Devey |
F Albert Brown | |
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
Starts
4
Game | Matchday Summary | Line Up |
|---|---|---|
Game #160 | 🟩 26 Nov 1892, Villa 3-1 Preston, Wellington Road | GK Bob Roberts |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Walter Evans |
FB Arthur Stokes |
M George Campbell |
M James Brown |
M Peter Dowds |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Charlie Hare |
F Jack Devey |
F Albert Brown | |
Game #169 | 🟨 11 Feb 1893, Villa 2-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park | GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 |
FB John Baird | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴 |
FB Gershom Cox | 🏴 |
M Peter Dowds | 🏴 |
M Fred Burton | 🏴 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
W Lewis Campbell | 🏴 |
F William Devey | 🏴 |
F Albert Brown | 🏴 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴 | |
Game #171 | 🟩 18 Mar 1893, Villa 3-1 Notts County, Wellington Road | GK Bob Roberts |
D John Baird |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
D Gershom Cox |
M Peter Dowds |
M Fred Burton |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F William Devey |
F Jack Devey |
F Albert Brown | |
Game #172 | 🟩 25 Mar 1893, Villa 6-4 Accrington, Wellington Road | GK Bob Roberts |
D John Baird |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
M George Campbell |
M Peter Dowds |
M Fred Burton |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Albert Woolley |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Jack Devey |
F Albert Brown | |
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
Substitute Appearances
0
Game | Matchday Summary | Substitutes |
|---|
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
Unused Substitute Appearances
0
Game | Matchday Summary | Unused Substitutes |
|---|
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
Goals Scored
0
Game | Matchday Summary | Scorer(s) |
|---|
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
Assists Made
0
Game | Matchday Summary | Assist(s) |
|---|
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
Cards Received
🟨
-
🟥
-
Game | Matchday Summary | Villa Cards |
|---|
International Record
International Career | Caps with Villa |
|---|---|
1887-90 🕒 3 | 3 | ⚽ 0 | | 1892-93 🕒 0 | 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺- | |
FA | Caps with Villa | Scorers |
|---|---|---|
🟥 19 Mar 1887, England 2-3 Scotland, Blackburn | Goal Tinsley Lindley, 32'
Goal Fred Dewhurst, 69' | |
🟩 7 Apr 1888, England 5-1 Ireland, Ulster | Goal Fred Dewhurst, 10'
Goal Albert Allen, 14'
Goal Albert Allen, 39'
Goal Albert Allen, 60'
Goal Tinsley Lindley, |
FA | International Goals with Villa | Scorers |
|---|
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
Matches
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
🟩 26 Nov 1892, Villa 3-1 Preston, Wellington Road
Game #160
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 3-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWWLW |
Season | 1892-93 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #134 |
Saturday, 26 November 1892
Division One
Scorer(s) | Dennis Hodgetts | Albert Brown | Peter Dowds |
Assists(s) | Not recorded
Teams
Starting XI
GK Bob Roberts |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Walter Evans |
FB Arthur Stokes |
M George Campbell |
M James Brown |
M Peter Dowds |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Charlie Hare |
F Jack Devey |
F Albert Brown |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Match Timeline
[Exact timings not recorded]
1’ Debut, Bob Roberts
Goal, 1-0, Dennis Hodgetts
HT Aston Villa 1-0 Preston North End
Goal, 2-0, Albert Brown, Assist by Charlie Hare
Goal, 3-0, Peter Dowds
Goal, 3-1, (Preston North End)
FT Aston Villa 3-1 Preston North End
On This Day
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
🟨 11 Feb 1893, Villa 2-2 Blackburn, Ewood Park
Game #169
Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨
Season | 1892-93 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #143 |
Saturday, 11 February 1893
Division One
Scorer(s) | Charlie Athersmith | 7' | 2-1 |
Assist(s) | Not recorded
Teams
Starting XI
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 |
FB John Baird | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴 |
FB Gershom Cox | 🏴 |
M Peter Dowds | 🏴 |
M Fred Burton | 🏴 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
W Lewis Campbell | 🏴 |
F William Devey | 🏴 |
F Albert Brown | 🏴 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Starting XI
Not Recorded
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Match Timeline
⚽ | 7’ Goal, 1-0, Charlie Athersmith
🕒 | HT Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | Goal, 1-1, (Blackburn Rovers)
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Charlie Athersmith
🥅 | Goal, 2-2, (Blackburn Rovers)
🕒 | FT Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Aston Villa
On This Day
Charlie Athersmith scores both Villa's goals as Villa draw for the second time in six having not previously drawn since the 1890-91 season.
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
🟩 18 Mar 1893, Villa 3-1 Notts County, Wellington Road
Game #171
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 3-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | LLDWW |
Season | 1892-93 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #145 |
Saturday, 18 March 1893
Division One
Scorer(s) | Fred Burton | Jack Devey | Jack Devey |
Assists(s) | Not recorded
Teams
Starting XI
GK Bob Roberts |
D John Baird |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
D Gershom Cox |
M Peter Dowds |
M Fred Burton |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F William Devey |
F Jack Devey |
F Albert Brown |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Match Timeline
[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 1-0, Fred Burton
Goal, 2-0, Jack Devey
HT Aston Villa 2-0 Notts County
Goal, 2-1, (Notts County)
Goal, 3-1, Jack Devey, Assist by Charlie Athersmith
FT Aston Villa 3-1 Notts County
On This Day
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 | #90 |
🟩 25 Mar 1893, Villa 6-4 Accrington, Wellington Road
Game #172
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 6-4 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | LDWWW |
Season | 1892-93 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #146 |
Saturday, 18 March 1893
Division One
Scorer(s) | Jack Devey | Albert Brown | Jack Devey | Albert Woolley | Albert Woolley | Charlie Athersmith |
Assists(s) | Not recorded
Teams
Starting XI
GK Bob Roberts |
D John Baird |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
M George Campbell |
M Peter Dowds |
M Fred Burton |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Albert Woolley |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Jack Devey |
F Albert Brown |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Match Timeline
[Exact timings not recorded]
1’ Debut, Albert Woolley
17’ Goal, 0-1, (Accrington)
19’ Goal, 1-1, Jack Devey, Assist by Albert Woolley
Goal, 1-2, (Accrington)
Goal, 1-3, (Accrington)
HT Aston Villa 1-3 Accrington
Goal, 1-4, (Accrington)
Goal, 2-4, Albert Brown, Assist by Albert Woolley
Goal, 3-4, Jack Devey
Goal, 4-4, Albert Woolley
Goal, 5-4, Albert Woolley, Assist by Dennis Hodgetts
Goal, 6-4, Charlie Athersmith
FT Aston Villa 6-4 Accrington