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William Roberts
William, Will or Bill Roberts may refer to: Entertainment * William Roberts (biographer) (1767–1849), English barrister and legal writer * William Harris Lloyd Roberts (1884–1955), Canadian writer, poet, and playwright * William Roberts (painter) (1895–1980), British painter and war artist * Will Roberts (1907–2000), British painter * William Roberts (screenwriter) (1913–1997), American screenwriter * Billy Roberts (1936–2017), American songwriter and musician * William Owen Roberts (born 1960), Welsh language novelist and playwright * Rick Ross (born 1976), American rapper, born William Leonard Roberts II * Will Roberts (fiction), fictional character in the TV soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' Politics * William Roberts (Parliamentarian) (1605–1662), British MP and father of Sir William Roberts, 1st Baronet * William Roberts (Australian politician) (1821–1900), New South Wales politician * William R. Roberts (1830–1897), U.S. Representative from New York * W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Roberts (biographer)
William Roberts (1767 – 21 May 1849) was an English barrister and legal writer, an evangelical journal editor and the first biographer of Hannah More. Life William Roberts was born in Newington Butts. He was educated at Eton College, Eton, St Paul's School (London), St Paul's and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he gained his BA in 1788 and MA in 1791. He toured the Continent (including Paris) before returning to England and founding a short-lived biweekly journal, ''The Looker-on'' (1792-1793) under the pseudonym Rev. Simon Olive-Branch. Entering the law, he wrote several legal treatises. He married Elizabeth Anne Sidebotham, daughter of a Middle Temple barrister, who bore him ten children. From 1811 to 1822 he was editor of the ''British Review, and London Critical Journal'', founded by the evangelical lawyer John Weyland and published by John Hatchard, an evangelical Tory publisher with offices at Piccadilly. When Canto I of ''Don Juan (poem), Don Juan'' made the facetious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William P
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Roberts (footballer, Born 1880)
William Henry Roberts (born 1880 in Bromley, deceased) was an English professional footballer who made two appearances in the Football League for Preston North End. He also played for Southern League clubs Tottenham Hotspur, Grays United, Brighton & Hove Albion, where he was top scorer in the 1903–04 season with nine goals in all competitions, and Queens Park Rangers. He played as an inside left Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role .... References 1880 births Date of birth missing Year of death missing Place of death missing Footballers from Liverpool English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Preston No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Roberts (footballer, Born 1910)
William Henry Roberts (22 July 1910 – 8 December 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of Charles George Roberts (1881–1961), and Ellen Louisa Roberts (1884–1972), née Harris, William Henry Roberts was born at Nhill, Victoria on 22 July 1910. He married Gwen Molloy (1919-2004) in 1937. Football Recruited from the Nhill Football Club in 1931. Essendon (VFL) He played for the First XVIII in six consecutive home-and-away games in 1931, and in 3 consecutive home-and-away games in 1933. Horsham (WFL) In 1946 he was appointed non-playing coach of the Horsham Football Club in the Wimmera Football League. Military service Roberts served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II. Death He died at Seville, Victoria Seville is a town to the east of Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria, Australia, along the Warburton Highway, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Roberts (footballer, Born 1908)
William Samuel Roberts (12 July 1908 – 22 February 1976) was a Welsh footballer who played as a right back. He made over 170 Football League appearances in the years before the Second World War. Career Bill Roberts was born in Bargoed and began his footballing career in the Army. He signed briefly for Tottenham Hotspur in 1932. Bob Hewison signed tough tackling Roberts in September 1933 for Bristol City. Bill Roberts followed Ernie Brinton to Newport County in July 1938. Roberts was captured by the Germans in France during the Second World War. Later Bill Roberts was landlord of the "Elm Tree" pub in Bishopsworth, Bristol then worked locally for HM Customs & Excise. He died in Bristol, aged 67. Honours ;with Bristol City *Welsh Cup winner 1934 ;with Newport County *Football League Third Division South The Third Division South of The Football League was a tier in the English football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran in parallel with the Third Division North with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Roberts (footballer, Born 1897)
William Laurence Roberts (9 May 1897 – 7 September 1960) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ... (VFL). Roberts played a single game for South Melbourne in Round 2 of the 1923 season against Fitzroy. During the game, one of the Fitzroy players recognised him as a man who, under the name “Williams” had been at Fitzroy two or three seasons previously. Investigations revealed he had been granted a permit to move from North Adelaide to Fitzroy using the name “W. Reidy”. Roberts claimed he had no knowledge of this 1921 permit but the League refused his request for a permit to move to Port Melbourne and his senior football career ended. In early 1922, Roberts was ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Roberts (footballer, Born 1859)
William Roberts (18 March 1859 – 12 June 1945) was a Welsh footballer who played as a forward for Wrexham, Wrexham Olympic and Rhostyllen Victoria in the 1880s and made four appearances for Wales, scoring once. He was the brother of Bob Roberts who also played for the two Wrexham clubs and twice for Wales. Football career Roberts was "always in the thickest of the fight", and was described as "tricky and comical, and occasionally brilliant". His playing career came before the advent of League football and his greatest success at club level was in the Welsh Cup, where he scored the only goal in the final of the 1882–83 tournament, thus enabling Wrexham to defeat Druids and claim the trophy for the second time. He and his brother, Bob, made their international debuts on 27 February 1886 against Ireland in the opening match of the 1886 British Home Championship. The match ended as a 5–0 victory for the Welsh, with Bill Roberts scoring the opening goal. After defeats against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Roberts (footballer, Born 1907)
William J. Roberts (born 1907, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer. He was born in Birmingham. While playing amateur football for Flint Town United, Roberts impressed enough for the club to sign him on a full contract in 1928. During his four years at Ninian Park the club fell into a serious decline that saw them fall from division one to division three in the space of four years. Roberts was a virtual ever present during the freefall and scored his only goal for the Bluebirds in December 1929 during a 5–2 win over Southampton Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Po .... He parted company with the club at the end of the 1932–33 season and did play professional football again. References 1907 births Footballers from Birmingham, West Midl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Roberts (footballer, Born 1863)
William Roberts (born 1863) was a Welsh footballer who played as a forward in the 1880s and made one appearance for Wales. Football career Roberts was born in Rhyl in north-east Wales and started his football career at his local club. At Rhyl, he was a "good dribbler and very tricky" who "combined well with his colleagues". He was an opportunistic player who excelled at "individual runs". As team captain, he helped Rhyl reach the final of the Northern Welsh F.A. in 1883. His solitary international appearance came at the Kennington Oval against England on 3 February 1883 when he was a late replacement for Thomas Britten, thus becoming the first international player from Rhyl. His international appearance was not a success as the match finished 5–0 in favour of the home country with three goals from Clement Mitchell. Roberts' performance was criticised for his lack of experience: "He may play fairly well for his own club but cannot be said to have been a success against England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Roberts (footballer, Born 1859)
William Roberts (born 1859) was a Welsh footballer who played as a forward in the 1870s and 1880s and made six appearances for Wales, scoring twice. Football career Roberts was born in Llangollen in north-east Wales and started his football career at his local club. His international debut came when he was selected in place of his Llangollen colleague, Jack Roberts, for the first international match between Wales and England on 18 January 1879. Roberts was one of only two of the Welsh team who were not associated with the Oswestry club, the other being John Price. The match was played at the Kennington Oval and was shortened to two halves of only 30 minutes each because of the heavy snowfall. Roberts, playing at outside-left, "scored" against England, but the goal was ruled out for an earlier infringement; England won the match 2–1. Roberts became a regular in the Welsh side, missing only one match over the next two years. In the match against Scotland on 27 March 1880, Robe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Roberts (Lancashire Cricketer)
William Braithwaite Roberts (27 September 1914 – 23 August 1951) played first-class cricket for Lancashire as a lower-order batsman and left-arm spin bowler between 1939 and 1949. While serving in the Army during the Second World War Roberts showed good form in the cricket matches he was able to take part in, and he was chosen to play for England in three of the Victory Tests in 1945."Obituary: W. B. Roberts", ''The Cricketer'', September 1, 1951, p. 438. He had four successful seasons for Lancashire from 1946 to 1949, taking almost 400 wickets, but the younger left-arm spinners Malcolm Hilton and Bob Berry replaced him in the county team, and he returned to club cricket in 1951. After illness and an operation he died in August that year, aged 36. He became famous when he dismissed Australian batsman Don Bradman in 1948. He took 6 for 73 off 42 overs in the Australians' first innings, then on the last day he held out against the bowling of Ray Lindwall to give Lancashire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Roberts (Australian Cricketer)
William Roberts was an Australian cricketer. He played one first-class match for New South Wales in 1880/81. See also * List of New South Wales representative cricketers This is a list of male cricketers who have played for New South Wales in first-class, List A and Twenty20 cricket. It is complete to the end of the 2017–18 season. The list refers to the sides named as "New South Wales" and does not include pl ... References External links * Year of birth missing Year of death missing Australian cricketers New South Wales cricketers Place of birth missing {{Australia-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |