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Paul Roberts (footballer, born 1962)

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Paul Roberts
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-04-27) 27 April 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth West Ham, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
19xx–1978 Millwall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1983 Millwall 146 (0)
1983–1985 Brentford 62 (0)
1985–1986 Swindon Town 27 (0)
1986–1987 Southend United 38 (0)
1987–1988 Aldershot 39 (0)
1988 Leytonstone & Ilford ? (?)
1988 Exeter City 3 (0)
1988–1990 Southend United 54 (0)
1990–1992 Fisher Athletic ? (?)
1992–1994 Colchester United 63 (1)
1994 Chesham United ? (?)
Total 432 (1)
Managerial career
1994–95 Chesham United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Roberts (born 27 April 1962) is an English former professional footballer who played as a full back, making over 400 appearances in the Football League.

Career

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Born in West Ham, Roberts began his career as an apprentice at Millwall, making his senior debut in 1978. Roberts also played for Brentford, Swindon Town, Southend United, Aldershot, Leytonstone & Ilford, Exeter City, Fisher Athletic, Colchester United and Chesham United. He was player-manager of Chesham during the 1994–95 season, which saw them relegated from the Isthmian League Premier Division.[2] He later became a London Cab driver.[3]

Honours

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Club

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Millwall[4]
Swindon Town[5]
Colchester United[4][6]

Individual

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  • Millwall Player of the Year: 1981
  • Colchester United Player of the Year: 1993[7]

References

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  1. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 340. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. ^ Chesham United Archived 8 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine Non-League Club Directory
  3. ^ U's double-winning stars of 1991-92, Part Six: Paul Roberts East Anglian Daily Times, 4 June 2012
  4. ^ a b "FA Trophy Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Tier Four (League Two) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Conference Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Colchester United Player of the Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2020.[dead link]
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