| Full name | Alan Dixon Roberts | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 December 1887 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1 September 1940 (aged 52) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | E Anglesey, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Alan Dixon Roberts (5 December 1887 – 1 September 1940) was an English international rugby union player.
Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Roberts played his rugby for the city's Northern Football Club. He was a Northumberland representative player and gained eight England caps as a wing three-quarter. After a two-try performance in the final trial, Roberts made his debut against Wales in a 1911 Five Nations match at Swansea, where he was again amongst the try scorers. He continued to play for England until 1914.[1][2]
Roberts served as a captain with the Royal Fusiliers during World War I and in 1918 was awarded the Military Cross for showing "coolness and initiative" in leading his platoon under heavy bombardment.[3]