Fred Roberts (footballer, Born 1905)
Frederick Charles Roberts (1905 – 1988) was a Northern Irish association football, footballer who played as a forward (association football), forward in the Northern Ireland football league system, Irish Football League for Glentoran F.C., Glentoran and Distillery F.C., Distillery. He was also capped once for Ireland national football team (1882–1950), Ireland. Roberts is best known for his time at Glentoran, where during season 1930–31 he scored 96 goals in competitive matches, a record in British football. 55 of these goals were scored in the league, whilst the other 41 came in the four domestic cup competitions. He went on to score a total of 332 goals for ''The Glens'', before being transferred to Distillery in 1933. He was selected to play for Ireland once, in a scoreless draw against Scotland national football team, Scotland in 1931. Honours Glentoran * Northern Ireland football league system, Irish Football League (1):1930–31 * Irish Cup (2): 1931–32, 1932–33 ...
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Belfast
Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom and the second-largest in Ireland. It had a population of 345,418 . By the early 19th century, Belfast was a major port. It played an important role in the Industrial Revolution in Ireland, briefly becoming the biggest linen-producer in the world, earning it the nickname "Linenopolis". By the time it was granted city status in 1888, it was a major centre of Irish linen production, tobacco-processing and rope-making. Shipbuilding was also a key industry; the Harland and Wolff shipyard, which built the , was the world's largest shipyard. Industrialisation, and the resulting inward migration, made Belfast one of Ireland's biggest cities. Following the partition of Ireland in 1921, Belfast became the seat of government for Northern Ireland ...
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