| Fred Roberts | |
| Fullname: | Frederick Charles Roberts |
| Birth Date: | 1905 |
| Birth Place: | Belfast, Ireland |
| Death Date: | 1988 (aged 83) |
| Position: | Forward |
| Clubs1: | Belfast Celtic |
| Clubs2: | Queen's Island |
| Years3: | 1928–1933 |
| Clubs3: | Glentoran |
| Years4: | 1933–1934 |
| Clubs4: | Distillery |
| Nationalyears1: | 1931 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ireland (IFA) |
Frederick Charles Roberts (1905–1988) was a Northern Irish footballer who played as a forward in the Irish Football League for Glentoran and Distillery. He was also capped once for Ireland.
Roberts is best known for his time at Glentoran, where during season 1930–31 he scored 96 goals in competitive matches, a record in British football.[1] [2] [3] [4] 55 of these goals were scored in the league, whilst the other 41 came in the four domestic cup competitions.[5] He went on to score a total of 332 goals for The Glens, before being transferred to Distillery in 1933.[1] He was selected to play for Ireland once, in a scoreless draw against Scotland in 1931.
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