Appearances:
46 |
Starts:
46 |
Substitute:
0 |
Unused:
0 |
Goals:
7 |
Games per Goal:
6.57 |
Assists:
Goal Involvements:
Player #429
Source: Aston Villa Handbook 1953-54
Source: Aston Villa Handbook 1953-54
Born:
Citizenship:
Position:
From:
To:
Seasons:
Bookings:
Red Cards:
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Forward
1951-52
1953-54
3
Ken Roberts
Ken Roberts
Seasons Quick-View
Season
1951-52 | 1952-53 | 1953-54 |
Age
20 | 21 | 22 |
Division
D1 | D1 | D1 |
Squad #
Appearances
8 | 33 | 5 |
Starts
8 | 33 | 5 |
Subs
0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused
0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
1 | 5 | 1 |
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
Goalkeeping Statistics
Season
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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1951-52 | 1952-53 | 1953-54 |
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⛔ %
🥅 : Goals Conceded; 🔢 : Goals Conceded per Game; ⛔ : Clean Sheets.
Kenneth Roberts
Birth Date
10 March 1931
Birth Place
Crewe, Cheshire
Birth Country
England
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Citizenship
England
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams
Crewe Villa |
Cardiff City |
Transfer in
Aged
20
From
Cardiff City
For
Free
On
August 1951
Under
George Martin
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
Under
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
Aged
23
Sutton Town
To
For
Free
On
January 1955
Under
Eric Houghton
Subsequent Clubs
Sutton Town |
Died
2019, Aged 88
Villa Career
1952-53 Free, 46 | 7 | #429 |
Seasons | Fee |
Leagues | PL: Premier League; CH: Championship; D1: First Division; D2: Second Division; D3 Third Division.
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Appearances
Unused
46
0
Goals
7
Played Under
George Martin
Eric Houghton
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
(First Squad)
Manager
First Goal
1951-52
22 March 1952
Burnley (h), Division One
21
No Substitutes in Period
22 March 1952
Appearances
Goals
46
7
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
1953-54
19 December 1953
Sheffield United (a), Division One
Aged
Manager
(Final Squad)
Manager
22
No Substitutes in Period
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
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England
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Caps with Villa
Ken Roberts
Source: Aston Villa Handbook 1953-54
Source: Aston Villa Handbook 1953-54
Player #434 for Aston Villa, Kenneth Roberts, known as Ken Roberts, and nicknamed Shunter, played as a forward for the club.
Ken played for Villa between 1951-52 and 1953-54 making 46 appearances and scoring 6 goals.
Ken was born in Crewe on 10 March 1931 and made his debut appearance for Villa on Saturday, 22 March 1952 at the age of 21.
Villa had signed Ken from Cardiff City in June 1951 and he signed as a professional in August of that year.
Ken joined Villa as a result of some sterling displays in Army football, signing professional forms in August 1951 before acquitting himself well in Villa’s Central League team.
Ken made a scoring debut and ultimately made 8 appearances in his first season with the club. It was the following season however that saw Ken make his true mark on the Villa first team with 5 goals in 30 league appearances as he helped Villa to an 11th place finish.
That however would be as good as it got for Ken - who incidentally in the following campaign, 1953-54, shared a place in the squad with another Ken Roberts - a winger - known as Ken O Roberts to distinguish the pair.
The two Ken’s however did not play together with Ken O making his debut the month after Ken’s final appearance on Monday, 26 April 1954 at the age of 23 before moving on to Sutton Town.
Ken played under Villa managers George Martin and Eric Houghton. Ken passed away in 2019 aged 88.