Personal information | |||
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Full name | Charles Roberts[1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 April 1883 | ||
Place of birth | Rise Carr, Darlington, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 7 August 1939 | (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.