Fred Roberts
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Career & Clubs
Roberts is best known for his time at Glentoran, where during season 1930–31 he scored 96 goals in competitive matches, a record in British football and club football worldwide. 55 of these goals were scored in the league, whilst the other 41 came in the four domestic cup competitions. Roberts also has the joint world record for the most headed goals scored in a match, with five. He was the first played to achieve this feat, doing so in a 1932–33 Irish League match, against Ards, on 24 September 1932. He went on to score a total of 332 goals for The Glens, before being transferred to Distillery in 1933.
He was capped once for Ireland during the 0–0 draw against Scotland on 21 February 1931.
- Club
- Glentoran F.C. (1928–1933)
- Club
- Lisburn Distillery F.C. (1933–1934)
- Club
- Ireland national football team (1931–1931)
- Club
- Queen's Island F.C. (1924–1928)
- Club
- Dundela F.C. (1934–1935)
- National team
- Northern Ireland
Legacy
Queen's Island
City Cup: 1924–25 Glentoran
Irish Football League: 1930–31 Irish Cup: 1931–32, 1932–33 City Cup: 1931–32 County Antrim Shield: 1930–31 Distillery
City Cup: 1933–34
Clubs
- Queen's Island F.C.1924–1928
- Glentoran F.C.1928–1933
- Ireland national football team1931–1931
- Lisburn Distillery F.C.1933–1934
- Dundela F.C.1934–1935
Played together with
Alan FettisGlentoran F.C.- Alex ElderGlentoran F.C. · 1956–1959
- Alex YoungGlentoran F.C. · 1968–1968
Amby FogartyGlentoran F.C. · 1955–1957- Andrew BarronLisburn Distillery F.C. · 2004–2005
- Andrew BarronLisburn Distillery F.C. · 2005–2005
- Andy KennedyGlentoran F.C. · 1915–1920
- Andy KirkGlentoran F.C. · 1998–1999
- Andy SmithGlentoran F.C. · 2002–2004
- Anton RoganLisburn Distillery F.C.
- Arthur StewartGlentoran F.C. · 1961–1967
- Arthur StewartGlentoran F.C. · 1977–1979
Archive
Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Frederick Charles Roberts (1905–1988) was a Northern Irish footballer who played as a forward in the Irish Football League for Glentoran and Distillery.
Opinions of fans — not verified facts.
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