top of page

509

Legacy
Number

129

Youth
Promotion #

129

Youth
Debut #

20

Villa Appearances

2

Villa
Goals

3

Villa
Assists

4.00

Game
Per

Dave Roberts

Player #509
Aston Villa player image
Winger
W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #509 |
Aston Villa Crest 2025

David Roberts

21 December 1946

Birmingham 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Transfer Notes

Aston Villa Crest 2025
Aston Villa Crest 2025
Aston Villa Crest 2025

Transfer In

Aston Villa Crest 2025
Transfer In:

1963-64

Aston Villa Youth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Youth

1 December 1963

16

Joe Mercer 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Transfer Out

Aston Villa Crest 2025
Transfer Out:

1967-68

Shrewsbury Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

£5.0k

March 1968

21

Tommy Cummings 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Previous Clubs

Dave Roberts

Previous Clubs:

Marsh Hill School 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Birmingham Works 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Lucas Eagle FC 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1963-66 Aston Villa Youth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Football League First Division

Subsequent Clubs

Dave Roberts

Subsequent Clubs:

1968-74 Shrewsbury Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Football League Third Division
🕒 230 | 224 (6) | ⚽ 20 | (League)

1974-75 Swansea City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Football League Fourth Division
🕒 36 | 31 (5) | ⚽ 1 | (League)

1975 Worcester City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Southern League Division One North

1975 Retired aged 28

Progression

Dave Roberts

1963-66 Aston Villa Youth

Appearance Record

Dave Roberts

Winger

W Dave Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Aston Villa 1964-68 | Youth |
🕒 20 | ✅ 19 🔁 (1) | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 3 | 🇺 1 | #509 |
🟩 7 | 🟨 3 | 🟥 10 |
Cards 🟨 1 | 🟥 0 |

Played Under

Dave Roberts

Dick Taylor 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1964-67 🕒 17 | ✅ 16 🔁 (1) | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 3 | 🟩 7 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 8 |
Tommy Cummings 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1967-68 🕒 3 | ✅ 3 🔁 (0) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 2 |

Honours

Dave Roberts

Played for the Villa

Debut Appearance

Dave Roberts

Debut Squad:

1964-65

Aston Villa Crest 2025

🟩 23 Sep 1964, Villa 1-0, Luton, Kenilworth Road

Dick Taylor 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Debut:

1964-65

🟩 23 Sep 1964, Villa 1-0, Luton, Kenilworth Road

Dick Taylor 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

17

Loans Out

Dave Roberts

Loans Out:

None

Final Appearance

Dave Roberts

Final Appearance:

1967-68

Aston Villa Crest 2025

🟨 27 Feb 1968, Villa 0-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate

Tommy Cummings 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

21

Final Squad:

1967-68

🟨 27 Feb 1968, Villa 0-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate

Tommy Cummings 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Villa Career

Dave Roberts

Career Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
20
19
1
1

Career Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
2
3
10.00
4.00

Career Results

🟩 Won:
🇺 Unbeaten:
🟥 Lost:
Points / Game:
35%
50%
50%
1.20

Career Cards

🟨 Bookings:
🟥 Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
1
0

Career Goals

Dave Roberts

2

Aston Villa Crest 2025
🟩 5 Nov 1966, Villa 3-2 Albion, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Johnny MacLeod | 18' | 31' | Dave Roberts | 26' |

Division One

Aston Villa Crest 2025
🟩 28 Jan 1967, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale

Scorer(s) | Dave Roberts | 56' |

FA Cup

Aston Villa Crest 2025

Career Assists

Dave Roberts

3

Aston Villa Crest 2025
🟩 14 Oct 1964, Villa 3-2 Leeds, Elland Road

Assist(s) | Dave Roberts | 62' |

League Cup

Aston Villa Crest 2025
🟥 26 Nov 1966, Villa 2-4 Burnley, Turf Moor

Assist(s) | Dave Roberts | 22' | Johnny MacLeod | 78' |

Division One

Aston Villa Crest 2025
🟥 10 Dec 1966, Villa 1-6 Stoke, Victoria Ground

Assist(s) | Dave Roberts | 20' |

Division One

Aston Villa Crest 2025

Competition Record

Dave Roberts

League

Premier League.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
17
16
🔁 Substitute:
1
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
1
2
17.00
5.67

FA Cup

Premier League.jpg
Games:
Starter:
1
1
Substitute:
0
Goals:
Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
1
0
1.00
1.00

League Cup

EFL Cup.jpg
Games:
Starter:
2
2
Substitute:
0
Goals:
Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
1
0.00
2.00

Europe

UEFA.png
Games:
Starter:
0
0
Substitute:
0
Goals:
Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

Season Record

Dave Roberts

1964-65

Aston Villa Crest 2025

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
3
3
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
1
0.00
3.00

Results

🟩 Won:
🇺 Unbeaten:
🟥 Lost:
Points / Game:
67%
67%
33%
2.00

Cards

🟨 Bookings:
🟥 Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
0
0
0.00

1965-66

Aston Villa Crest 2025

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
1
1
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

Results

🟩 Won:
🇺 Unbeaten:
🟥 Lost:
Points / Game:
0%
0%
100%
0.00

Cards

🟨 Bookings:
🟥 Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
0
0
0.00

1966-67

Aston Villa Crest 2025

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
13
12
1
1

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
2
2
6.50
3.25

Results

🟩 Won:
🇺 Unbeaten:
🟥 Lost:
Points / Game:
38%
54%
46%
1.31

Cards

🟨 Bookings:
🟥 Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
1
0
13.00

1967-68

Aston Villa Crest 2025

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
3
3
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

Results

🟩 Won:
🇺 Unbeaten:
🟥 Lost:
Points / Game:
0%
33%
67%
0.33

Cards

🟨 Bookings:
🟥 Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
0
0
0.00

League Record

Premier League

Premier League.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub::
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0.00

Championship

EFL.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub::
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00

Dave Roberts

First Division

FL.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub:
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
14
13
1
1
2
14.00
Games / Involvement:
4.67

Second Division

FL.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub::
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
3
3
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00

Third Division

FL.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub::
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00

League Seasons

Dave Roberts

1964-65

Aston Villa Crest 2025
First Division

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
1
1
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

1967-68

Aston Villa Crest 2025
Second Division

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
3
3
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

1965-66

Aston Villa Crest 2025
First Division

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
1
1
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

1966-67

Aston Villa Crest 2025
First Division

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
12
11
1
1

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
1
2
12.00
4.00

League Appearances

1964-65
🟥 17 Oct 1964, Villa 0-1 Albion, Villa Park
Division One
21st (-)
Aston Villa Crest 2025
1965-66
🟥 20 Nov 1965, Villa 1-3 Burnley, Turf Moor
Division One
14th (-2)
Aston Villa Crest 2025
1966-67
🟩 8 Oct 1966, Villa 3-0 Leeds, Villa Park
Division One
20th (-)
Aston Villa Crest 2025
1966-67
🟥 15 Oct 1966, Villa 1-2 Albion, Hawthorns
Division One
21st (-1)
Aston Villa Crest 2025
1966-67
🟨 22 Oct 1966, Villa 0-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park
Division One
20th (+1)
Aston Villa Crest 2025
1966-67
🟩 29 Oct 1966, Villa 1-0 Spurs, White Hart Lane
Division One
17th (+3)
Aston Villa Crest 2025
1966-67
🟩 5 Nov 1966, Villa 3-2 Albion, Villa Park
Division One
17th (-)
Aston Villa Crest 2025
1966-67
🟥 12 Nov 1966, Villa 1-5 Fulham, Craven Cottage
Division One
18th (-1)
Aston Villa Crest 2025
1966-67
🟨 19 Nov 1966, Villa 1-1 Forest, Villa Park
Division One
17th (+1)
Aston Villa Crest 2025
1966-67
🟥 26 Nov 1966, Villa 2-4 Burnley, Turf Moor
Division One
20th (-3)
Aston Villa Crest 2025
1966-67
🟩 3 Dec 1966, Villa 2-1 United, Villa Park
Division One
19th (+1)
Aston Villa Crest 2025
1966-67
🟥 10 Dec 1966, Villa 1-6 Stoke, Victoria Ground
Division One
19th (-)
Aston Villa Crest 2025
1966-67
🟥 31 Dec 1966, Villa 0-1 Arsenal, Villa Park
Division One
19th (-2)
Aston Villa Crest 2025
1966-67
🟥 4 Feb 1967, Villa 0-1 Leicester, Villa Park
Division One
19th (-1)
Aston Villa Crest 2025
1967-68
🟥 5 Sep 1967, Villa 0-3 QPR, Loftus Road
Division Two
20th (-1)
Aston Villa Crest 2025
1967-68
🟥 24 Feb 1968, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Division Two
16th (-2)
Aston Villa Crest 2025
1967-68
🟨 27 Feb 1968, Villa 0-0 Bristol City, Ashton Gate
Division Two
15th (+1)
Aston Villa Crest 2025

FA Cup Seasons

Dave Roberts

1964-65

FA Cup.jpg
FA Cup

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

1967-68

FA Cup.jpg
FA Cup

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

1965-66

FA Cup.jpg
FA Cup

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

1966-67

FA Cup.jpg
FA Cup

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
1
1
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
1
0
1.00
1.00
FA Cup.jpg

FA Cup Appearances

1966-67
🟩 28 Jan 1967, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale
FA Cup
3rd Round
Aston Villa Crest 2025

League Cup Seasons

Dave Roberts

1964-65

League Cup
EFL Cup.jpg

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
2
2
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
1
0.00
2.00

1967-68

League Cup
EFL Cup.jpg

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

1965-66

League Cup
EFL Cup.jpg

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

1966-67

League Cup
EFL Cup.jpg

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
EFL.jpg

League Cup Appearances

1964-65
🟩 23 Sep 1964, Villa 1-0 Luton, Kenilworth Road
League Cup
2nd Round
Aston Villa Crest 2025
1964-65
🟩 14 Oct 1964, Villa 3-2 Leeds, Elland Road
League Cup
3rd Round
Aston Villa Crest 2025

European Seasons

Dave Roberts

1964-65

EFL Cup.jpg
n/a

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

1965-66

EFL Cup.jpg
n/a

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

1966-67

EFL Cup.jpg
n/a

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

1967-68

EFL Cup.jpg
n/a

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
Champions League.png

European Appearances

Unused Substitute Appearances

Dave Roberts

1966-67
🟩 3 Sep 1966, Villa 3-0 Manchester City, Villa Park
Division One
17th (+3)
Aston Villa Crest 2025

Sendings Off

Dave Roberts

Aston Villa Crest 2025

International Career

Dave Roberts

Full International Record

Villa International Record

Career Notes

Dave Roberts

Aston Villa Crest 2025

Biography

Dave Roberts

Player #509 for Aston Villa, David Roberts, known as Dave Roberts, played as a winger for the club.

Dave played for Villa between 1964-65 and 1967-68 making 19 appearances and scoring twice.

Dave was born in Erdington, less than 3 miles from Villa Park, on 21 December 1946 and made his debut appearance for Villa on Wednesday, 23 September 1964 aged just 17.

Villa had signed Dave from Lucas Eagle FC in July 1963 and he signed professional forms with the club in December 1963.

In his debut season Dave made 2 appearances in the League cup.

The following season he made his league debut with a single appearance however he was to make 12 appearances for the first team as Villa inevitably succumbed to relegation to the second division in the 1967-68 season.

Dave played his final game for Villa on Tuesday, 27 February 1968 aged 21 before moving on to Shrewsbury Town in March 1968 for a fee of £5,000.

Dave had played under Villa managers Dick Taylor, and Tommy Cummings.

Aston Villa Crest 2025
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
HNH.png
Peace, Love & Up The Villa ☮️ ✌️💜💙

Trophies


🏆 European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96

🏆 🏆 Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60

🏆 Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72

🏆 European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83

🏆 Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02

🏆 Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
🏆 NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
🏆 Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
🏆 u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
🏆 🏆 🏆 Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Contributions

We're always keen to receive contributions... whether it's an amendment, a personal recollection or even a physical reminder of Villa's past such as a matchday programme then please do get in touch.

  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube

Copywrite Notice

You may reproduce material published on this site, provided you acknowledge AVFC History as the source and provide a link to this site.

We reserve the right to refuse permission for applications we consider unsuitable.

Please include the following statement wherever content from this site is used:

Source: AVFC History. Reproduced by kind permission.

bottom of page