Player #509
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1964-65
1967-68
Retired
Dave Roberts
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1964-68 🕒 19 | 18 (1) | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 3 | 🇺 1 | #509 |
Season :
1964-65 | 1965-66 | 1966-67 | 1967-68 |
Age :
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Division :
D1 | D1 | D1 | D2 |
Squad # :
# | # | # | # |
Appearances :
2 | 1 | 13 | 3 |
Starts :
2 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
Substitute :
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Unused :
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Goals :
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Assists :
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Involvements :
1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Games / Goal :
0.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 | 0.00 |
Bookings :
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Sendings Off :
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
David Roberts
Birth Date
21 December 1946
Birth Place
Birmingham
Birth Country
England
🏴
Citizenship
🏴
England
Villa Youth
1963-66 Aston Villa Youth
Previous Teams (incl. Youth)
Marsh Hill School
Birmingham Works
Lucas Eagle FC
1963-66 Aston Villa Youth
Football League First Division
Original Transfer
Aged
16
From
Aston Villa Youth
For
Youth
On
December 1963
Under
Joe Mercer 🏴
Returning Transfer 1
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Returning Transfer 2
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Transfer Notes
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out 1
Aged
To
For
On
Under
21
Shrewsbury Town
£5,000
March 1968
Tommy Cummings 🏴
Transfer Out 2
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Transfer Out 3
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
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
Dave Roberts
Villa Career
1964-68 | Youth |
1964-67 Football League First Division, 1967-68 Football League Second Division,
🕒 19 | 18 (1) | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 3 | 🇺 1 | #509 |
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Played Under
Dick Taylor 🏴 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967
Tommy Cummings 🏴 1967, 1968
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
October 1966
Under
Dick Taylor 🏴
First Squad
23 September 1964
Manager
Dick Taylor 🏴
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
1964-65
23 September 1964
Luton Town (a), League Cup
17
Dick Taylor 🏴
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
Aged
Manager
1967-68
27 February 1968
Bristol City (a), Division Two
21
Tommy Cummings 🏴
Final Squad
27 February 1968
Manager
Tommy Cummings 🏴
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
Not selected
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Not selected
Caps with Villa
Dave Roberts
Player #508 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.