Ken Roberts (footballer, born 1952)

Ken Roberts
Personal information
Full name Ken W. Roberts
Date of birth (1952-05-13) 13 May 1952 (age 72)
Original team(s) Essendon Baptists-St John's
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1970–1977 Essendon 100 (111)
1978–1979 Melbourne 012 0(16)
Total 112 (127)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1979.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ken W. Roberts (born 13 May 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Roberts, the son of a Richmond player of the same name, was a utility.[2] He started out in the Essendon Under 19s, after arriving to the club from Essendon Baptists-St John's.[3] In 1973 he kicked a career high 36 goals for the season, which ended prematurely with a knee injury.[4][3] He finished his VFL career at Melbourne, where he played 12 senior games.[4]

From 1980 to 1984, Roberts was captain-coach of the Lavington Football Club.[3] He steered them to a premiership in 1983, their first in the Ovens & Murray Football League.[3] In 1985 he captain-coached Queensland club Kedron.[3]

  1. ^ "Ken Roberts". Demon Wiki.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Roberts, Ken W." Essendon Football Club official website. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012.
  4. ^ a b AFL Tables: Ken Roberts