Charlie Roberts

Charlie Roberts
Personal information
Full name Charles Roberts[1]
Date of birth (1883-04-06)6 April 1883
Place of birth Rise Carr, Darlington, England[1]
Date of death 7 August 1939(1939-08-07) (aged 56)
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-half
Youth career
Rise Carr Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Darlington St Augustine's
Bishop Auckland
1903–1904 Grimsby Town 31 (4)
1904–1913 Manchester United 271 (22)
1913–1915 Oldham Athletic 72 (2)
Total 374 (28)
International career
1905 England 3 (0)
1905–1914 Football League XI 9 (?)
Managerial career
1921–1922 Oldham Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles Roberts (6 April 1883 – 7 August 1939) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-half in the Football League for Grimsby Town, Manchester United and Oldham Athletic. He spent nine years at United, where he was captain, helping the club to two First Division titles and an FA Cup. He won three caps for England in 1905.

  1. ^ a b Joyce 2012, p. 246
  2. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Charlie Roberts (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 11 September 2022.