Appearances:
39 |
Starts:
39 |
Substitute:
0 |
Unused:
0 |
Goals:
3 |
Games per Goal:
13.00 |
Assists:
Goal Involvements:
Player #435
Source: Football card of Ken O Roberts issued by J F Sporting Collectibles, Leicester under the 1950s Footballers series.
Source: Football card of Ken O Roberts issued by J F Sporting Collectibles, Leicester under the 1950s Footballers series.
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Winger
1953-54
1957-58
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Ken O Roberts
Ken O Roberts
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Season
1953-54 | 1954-55 | 1955-56 | 1956-57 | 1957-58 |
Age
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Division
D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 |
Squad #
Appearances
16 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
Starts
16 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
Subs
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Assists
Bookings
Red Cards
Games / Goals
Goal
Involvements
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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Kenneth Owen Roberts
Birth Date
27 March 1936
Birth Place
Cefn Mawr, Wrexham
Birth Country
Wales
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Citizenship
Wales
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams
Maelor Youth Club |
1951-53 Wrexham |
Transfer in
Aged
17
From
Wrexham
For
Free
On
May 1953
Under
George Martin
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
Under
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
Aged
22
Retired
To
For
Released
On
May 1958
Under
Eric Houghton
Subsequent Clubs
Retired |
Died
6 February 2021, Aged 84
Villa Career
1954-57 Free, 39 | 3 | #435 |
Appearances
Unused
39
0
Goals
3
Played Under
Eric Houghton
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
(First Squad)
Manager
First Goal
1953-54
23 January 1954
Blackpool (a), Division One
17
No Substitutes in Period
6 February 1954
Appearances
Goals
39
3
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
1957-58
16 November 1957
Tottenham Hotspur (h), Division One
Aged
Manager
(Final Squad)
Manager
21
No Substitutes in Period
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
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Wales
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Caps with Villa
Ken O Roberts
Source: Football card of Ken O Roberts issued by J F Sporting Collectibles, Leicester under the 1950s Footballers series.
Source: Football card of Ken O Roberts issued by J F Sporting Collectibles, Leicester under the 1950s Footballers series.
Player #440 for Aston Villa, Kenneth Owen Roberts, known as Ken Roberts, and nicknamed KO, played as a winger for the club in the outside right position.
Ken played for Villa between 1953-54 and 1957-58 making 39 appearances and scoring 4 goals.
Ken was born in Cefn Mawr, Wrexham, Wales, on 27 March 1936 and made his debut appearance for Villa on Saturday, 23 January 1954 aged just 17.
Villa had signed Ken from Wrexham in May 1953 and he made 16 appearances, scoring twice, in his debut season, despite his tender years.
Indeed Ken’s debut came aged 15 years and 158 days old - the same age as the League’s youngest ever player Albert Geldard.
For comparison Villa’s youngest player in all competitions was Jimmy Brown who was aged 15 years and 349 days when he made his debut on 17 September 1969 in a League Division Two game at Bolton Wanderers.
Ken’s early promise however was to prove a cruel false dawn as he wouldn’t again manage double figures in a league season for Villa and a knee injury caused his premature retirement at the age of just 21 after 4 years with the club.
Ken made his final appearance for Villa on Saturday, 16 November 1957 and although during his time with Villa they won the 1957 FA Cup Ken, having not been able to feature in the campaign, did not receive the honour of an FA Cup Winners medal.
Ken had played under Villa manager Eric Houghton. Ken passed away on 6 February 2021 aged 84.