John T. Roberts MM was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a centre half in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 November 1891 | ||
Place of birth | Anderston, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1913–1921 | Queen's Park | 71 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Personal life
editPrior to the First World War, Roberts worked as a drapery warehouseman.[2] After Britain's entry into the war in August 1914, Roberts enlisted in the Highland Light Infantry and was serving as a sergeant when he won the Military Medal for "gallant conduct" on the first day on the Somme in July 1916.[2] During the course of the action he was shot in the shoulder and recovered back in Britain.[2]
References
edit- ^ "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ a b c McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017" (PDF). p. 13. Retrieved 4 October 2020.