Trevor Roberts (footballer)
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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 February 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Caernarfon, Wales | ||
| Date of death | June 1972 (aged 30) | ||
| Place of death | Cambridge, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liverpool University | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1965 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 1965–1970 | Southend United | 171 | (0) |
| 1970–1972 | Cambridge United | 36 | (0) |
| Total | 207 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]
References
- "Ex Reds Keeper Dies". Liverpool Echo. 2 June 1972. p. 1.
- "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- "Death notices – Rest in Peace – 1960s and 1970s". Nigel's Webspace – Galleries of English Football Cards 1965/66 – 1979/80. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- "The Southend United Miscellany" (PDF). Shrimpers Trust. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
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