Trevor Roberts (footballer) explained

Trevor Roberts
Birth Date:25 February 1942
Birth Place:Caernarfon, Wales
Death Date:June 1972 (aged 30)
Death Place:Cambridge, England
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:Liverpool University
Years1:1963–1965
Clubs1:Liverpool
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:1965–1970
Clubs2:Southend United
Caps2:171
Goals2:0
Years3:1970–1972
Clubs3:Cambridge United
Caps3:36
Goals3:0
Totalcaps:207
Totalgoals:0

Trevor Roberts (25 February 1942 – June 1972) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made a total of 207 appearances in the Football League for Southend United and Cambridge United before dying of a brain tumour at the age of 30.

Career

Roberts began his career as a youth player at Liverpool, combining his playing there with studying for a degree in geography at Liverpool University,[1] He then played in the Football League for Southend United and Cambridge United between 1965 and 1972, making 207 appearances.[2]

Death

In 1968 Roberts recovered from lung cancer.[1] In February 1972 he was admitted to hospital with a brain tumour and died in June 1972 in a nursing home, at the age of 30.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Ex Reds Keeper Dies. Liverpool Echo. 2 June 1972. 1.
  2. Web site: Profile. 25 April 2015. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  3. Web site: Death notices – Rest in Peace – 1960s and 1970s. 25 April 2015. Nigel's Webspace – Galleries of English Football Cards 1965/66 – 1979/80.
  4. Web site: The Southend United Miscellany. 25 April 2015. Shrimpers Trust.