Josiah Roberts Explained

Josiah Roberts
Fullname:Josiah Edmund Roberts
Position:Right back
Birth Date:1871
Birth Place:West Smethwick, England
Clubs1:Birmingham St George's
Years2:1892–1893
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:1893–1???
Clubs3:Walsall Wood

Josiah Edmund Roberts (1871 – after 1892) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.[1] Roberts was born in West Smethwick, which was then in Staffordshire He joined Small Heath from Birmingham St George's when the latter club folded in 1892.[2] A right back, he played only one competitive game for the club, on 5 November 1892 in a 4–1 win away at Bootle, which was the game after regular left back Fred Speller broke his leg.[3] Roberts returned to non-league football in 1893.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . SoccerData . Nottingham . 2004 . 222 . 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. Book: Matthews, Tony . Birmingham City: A Complete Record . 1995 . Breedon Books . Derby . 120 . 978-1-85983-010-9.
  3. Matthews, p. 142.