F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
1882-84 🕒 5 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #26 |
Forward
Previous Player | Next Player |
---|---|
D GK Alf Harvey | 🏴 | #25 | | M Charles Apperley | 🏴 | #27 | |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
Walter David Roberts
Personal Profile

Birth Date | Birthplace | Birth Country | Citizenship | Height | Foot |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
July 1859 | Stourbridge | England 🏴 | England 🏴 |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
Villa Youth Record
Youth Record

n/a
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
Previous Clubs

Previous Clubs
Norton FC
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
Transfer In

Season | Joined Date | Aged | Fee | From | From | Signed Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1882-83 | 1882 | 23 | Free | Norton FC 🏴 | Management Committee |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
Villa Career
Villa Career

F Wally Roberts | 🏴 |
Aston Villa 1882-84 | Free |
FA Cup |
🕒 5 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #26 |
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 |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
Played Under
Managers

Management Committee 1882-84
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
Career Summary

🗓️ | 🕒 | ✅ | 🔁 | 🇺 | PPG | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 % | 🟨 % | 🟥 % | ⚽ | 🔥 | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 |
Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unused 🇺, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Goals per Game GPG, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
Competition Record






🕒 League | 🕒 FA Cup | 🕒 League Cup | 🕒 Europe | 🕒 European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 |
⚽ 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 |
Games 🕒, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Goals per Game GPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
Season by Season Record

🗓️ | 🎂 | 〽️ | 🏆 | 🕒 | ✅ | 🔁 | 🇺 | PPG | 🟩 | 🟩 % | 🟨 | 🟨 % | 🟥 | 🟥 % | ⚽ | 🔥 | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1882-83 | 23 | FAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 |
1883-84 | 24 | FAC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 |
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
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
Goalkeeping Record

GK # | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Clean Sheets ⛔
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
Honours
Villa Honours

Played for the Villa
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
Debuts & Dates

Season | First Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1882-83 | 21 October 1882 | Management Committee |
Season | Debut | Manager | Aged |
---|---|---|---|
1882-83 | 21 October 1882 | Management Committee | 23 |
Game # | First Goal | Scorer(s) |
---|---|---|
Game # | First Assist |
---|---|
Game # | First Clean Sheet |
---|---|
Season | Final Game | Aged | Manager |
---|---|---|---|
1883-84 | 19 January 1884 | 24 | Management Committee |
Season | Final Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1883-84 | 19 January 1884 | Management Committee |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
Loans Out

Loans
None
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
Transfer Out

Season | Date | Aged | Fee | To | To | Left Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1883-84 | 1884 | 24 | Free | Church FC 🏴 | Management Committee |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
Subsequent Clubs

Subsequent Clubs
Church FC
Retired
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |

Quotes
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
Biography

Player #26 for Aston Villa, Walter David Roberts, known as Wally Roberts played as a forward for the club. Wally represented Villa in the 1882-83 and 1883-84 FA Cup campaigns.
Wally was born in Stourbridge in July 1859 and made his debut as a 23 year old on 21st October 1882.
Villa had signed Wally from Norton FC and he went on to represent the club 5 times across the two seasons.
Wally scored his single goal for Villa in the 5-1 1st Round defeat of Walsall Swifts at The Chuckery in the 1883-84 FA Cup campaign.
Wally’s final game for Villa came on the 19th January 1884 at the age of 24 before moving on to Church FC.
Wally played in the era when team selection was made by a Management Committee rather than the latter day more typical Manager role.
Wally passed away in 1914 aged 55.
Died
1914, Aged 67
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
Appearances
5

Game | Matchday Summary | Match Squad |
---|---|---|
Game #12 | 🟩 21 Oct 1882, Villa 4-1 Walsall Swifts, Wellington Road | GK Billy Clarke | 🏴 |
B Joe Simmonds | 🏴 |
B Thomas Bryan | 🏴 |
B Alf Harvey | 🏴 |
HB David Anderson | 🏴 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 |
IR Andy Hunter | 🏴 |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | |
Game #17 | 🟩 10 Nov 1883, Villa 5-1 Walsall Swifts, The Chuckery | GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 |
B Joe Simmonds | 🏴 |
B Tom Riddell | 🏴 |
HB Robert Price | 🏴 |
HB Charles Apperley | 🏴 |
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 |
CF Olly Whateley | 🏴 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | |
Game #18 | 🟩 1 Dec 1883, Villa 5-0 Stafford Road, Half-Way House Ground | GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 |
B Joe Simmonds | 🏴 |
B Tom Riddell | 🏴 |
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴 |
HB Charles Apperley | 🏴 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 |
CF Olly Whateley | 🏴 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | |
Game #19 | 🟩 29 Dec 1883, Villa 7-4 Wednesbury Old Athletic, The Oval | GK Billy Clarke | 🏴 |
B Tom Riddell | 🏴 |
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴 |
HB Charles Apperley | 🏴 |
HB Robert Price | 🏴 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 |
CF Olly Whateley | 🏴 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | |
Game #20 | 🟥 19 Jan 1884, Villa 1-6 Queen's Park, Titwood Park | GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 |
B Joe Simmonds | 🏴 |
B Tom Riddell | 🏴 |
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴 |
HB Charles Apperley | 🏴 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 |
CF Olly Whateley | 🏴 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
Starts
5

Game | Matchday Summary | Line Up |
---|---|---|
Game #12 | 🟩 21 Oct 1882, Villa 4-1 Walsall Swifts, Wellington Road | GK Billy Clarke | 🏴 |
B Joe Simmonds | 🏴 | 🟢 |
B Thomas Bryan | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔥 |
B Alf Harvey | 🏴 | 🟢 |
HB David Anderson | 🏴 | 🟢 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
IR Andy Hunter | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | 🟢 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | ⚽ | |
Game #17 | 🟩 10 Nov 1883, Villa 5-1 Walsall Swifts, The Chuckery | GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | 🟢 |
B Joe Simmonds | 🏴 |
B Tom Riddell | 🏴 | 🟢 |
HB Robert Price | 🏴 | 🟢 |
HB Charles Apperley | 🏴 |
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴 | 🟢 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 | 🔥 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 |
CF Olly Whateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ | |
Game #18 | 🟩 1 Dec 1883, Villa 5-0 Stafford Road, Half-Way House Ground | GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 |
B Joe Simmonds | 🏴 |
B Tom Riddell | 🏴 |
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴 |
HB Charles Apperley | 🏴 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 |
CF Olly Whateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | |
Game #19 | 🟩 29 Dec 1883, Villa 7-4 Wednesbury Old Athletic, The Oval | GK Billy Clarke | 🏴 | 🔴 |
B Tom Riddell | 🏴 |
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴 |
HB Charles Apperley | 🏴 |
HB Robert Price | 🏴 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 |
CF Olly Whateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ | |
Game #20 | 🟥 19 Jan 1884, Villa 1-6 Queen's Park, Titwood Park | GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | 🔴 |
B Joe Simmonds | 🏴 |
B Tom Riddell | 🏴 |
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴 |
HB Charles Apperley | 🏴 | 🔴 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | 🔴 |
CF Olly Whateley | 🏴 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
Substitute Appearances
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Substitutes |
---|
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
Unused Substitute Appearances
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Unused Substitutes |
---|
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
Goals Scored
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Scorer(s) |
---|
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
Assists Made
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Assist(s) |
---|
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
Cards Received
🟨

0
🟥
-
Game | Matchday Summary | Villa Cards |
---|
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
International Record

International Career | Caps with Villa |
---|---|
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
Matches

F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
🟩 21 Oct 1882, Villa 4-1 Walsall Swifts, Wellington Road

Game #12
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: C. Crump | 🏴 | Birmingham, 1882-
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Season | 1882-83 |
Matchday | #1 |
Manager Game | #12 |
Saturday, 21 October 1882
FA Cup
Scorer(s) | Arthur Brown | 8' | 4-1 | Howard Vaughton | 2-0 | Archie Hunter | 3-0 |
Assist(s) | Thomas Bryan | 2-0 | Andy Hunter | 3-0 |
Teams

Starting XI
GK Billy Clarke | 🏴 |
B Joe Simmonds | 🏴 | 🟢 |
B Thomas Bryan | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔥 |
B Alf Harvey | 🏴 | 🟢 |
HB David Anderson | 🏴 | 🟢 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
IR Andy Hunter | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | 🟢 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Starting XI
GK C. H. Hobson
B A. Alldridge
3QB T. Sheldon
F Baker
F W. Yates
F E. Dyoss
F J. Hayes
F J. Higgins
F D. Lunn
F Farmer
F J. Davis
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Joe Simmonds, Thomas Bryan, David Anderson, Alf Harvey, Wally Roberts
⚽ | 8’ Goal, 1-0, Arthur Brown
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Howard Vaughton, Assist by Thomas Bryan
⚽ | Goal 3-0, Archie Hunter, Assist by Andy Hunter
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Walsall Swifts
🥅 | Goal, 3-1, (Walsall Swifts), D. Lunn
⚽ | Goal 4-1, Arthur Brown
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Walsall Swifts
On This Day
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
🟩 10 Nov 1883, Villa 5-1 Walsall Swifts, The Chuckery

Game #17
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: C. Crump | 🏴 | Birmingham, 1882-
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Season | 1883-84 |
Matchday | #1 |
Manager Game | #17 |
Saturday, 10 November 1883
FA Cup
Scorer(s) | Archie Hunter | 1-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | Olly Whateley | 3-0 | Howard Vaughton | 5-0 |
Assist(s) | Eli Davis | 3-0 |
Teams

Starting XI
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 | 🟢 |
B Joe Simmonds | 🏴 |
B Tom Riddell | 🏴 | 🟢 |
HB Robert Price | 🏴 | 🟢 |
HB Charles Apperley | 🏴 |
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴 | 🟢 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 | 🔥 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 |
CF Olly Whateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Starting XI
GK W. Phillips
B A. Jones
B A. Alldridge
HB W. Brandrick
HB A. Morris
F R. Davis
F J. Farmer
F T. Farmer
F S. Mills
F J. Higgins
F H. Dyoss
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Archibald Vale, Tom Riddell, Robert Price
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Archie Hunter
🕒 | HT Walsall Swifts 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Archie Hunter
⚽ | Goal, 3-0, Olly Whateley, Assist by Eli Davis
⚽ | Goal, 4-0, Archie Hunter
⚽ | Goal, 5-0, Howard Vaughton
🥅 | Goal, 5-1, (Walsall Swifts), Farmer
🕒 | FT Walsall Swifts 1-5 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa face Walsall Swifts for the first time in competitive football, Swifts become the 8th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Villa record their biggest FA Cup win to date as they see off the Swifts at the Chuckery as goalkeeper Archibald Vale, full back Tom Riddell and defender Robert Price made their debuts for Villa Meanwhile, forward Archie Hunter scored Villa’s first ever hat-trick in League or Cup football.
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | #26 |
🟩 1 Dec 1883, Villa 5-0 Stafford Road, Half-Way House Ground

Game #18
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Season | 1883-84 |
Matchday | #2 |
Manager Game | #18 |
Saturday, 1 December 1883
FA Cup
Scorer(s) | Arthur Brown | 1-0 | 2-0 | Archie Hunter | 3-0 | 4-0 | Olly Whateley | 5-0 |
Assist(s) | None
Teams

Starting XI
GK Archibald Vale | 🏴 |
B Joe Simmonds | 🏴 |
B Tom Riddell | 🏴 |
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴 |
HB Charles Apperley | 🏴 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 |
CF Olly Whateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Starting XI
GK E. Ray
B Riley
B Crump
HB Turton
HB A. Nicholls
HB Jones
HB Morgan
LF Baker
LF Griffiths
F J. W. Whitehead
CF Foster
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Match Timeline
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Arthur Brown
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Arthur Brown
🕒 | HT Stafford Road 0-2 Aston Villa