Gordon Roberts (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Gordon Roberts | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Foleshill, England | ||
| Date of death | October 1991 (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | Northampton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Outside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1945 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 1945–1949 | Northampton Town | 57 | (7) |
| 1949–1951 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 | (3) |
| 1951–1952 | Accrington Stanley | 39 | (11) |
| 1952–195? | Rugby Town | ||
| Cheltenham Town | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Douglas Gordon Roberts (30 May 1925 – October 1991) was an English professional footballer who made 113 appearances in the Football League playing as an outside forward for Northampton Town, Brighton & Hove Albion and Accrington Stanley.
Roberts was born in Foleshill, Warwickshire, in 1925. He worked for many years as a draughtsman for British Timken at Duston, Northamptonshire. He died in Northampton in 1991 at the age of 66.