Colin Roberts (16 September 1933 – September 2017) was an English professional

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who played as a wing half.

Career

Roberts was born in

Castleford Castleford is a town within the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 45,106 at a 2021 population estimate. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to the north of the town centre the River Calder joins the ...

. He played football for Altofts Colliery before signing for

Bradford Park Avenue Bradford (Park Avenue) Association Football Club is an association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The team compete in , at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The name derived from their former hom ...

in 1951. He made his debut in

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in the 1953–54 season, and over that and the next two seasons made 75 League appearances for Park Avenue. After returning to non-league football with

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, Roberts spent two seasons back in the league with

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, making 57 further appearances.

References

1933 births 2017 deaths Sportspeople from Castleford Footballers from West Yorkshire English men's footballers Men's association football wing halves Altofts F.C. players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players Frickley Athletic F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-midfielder-1930s-stub