Daniel Roberts (born 12 November 1975) is an English former

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who played as a midfielder for Colchester United and a number of English non-league clubs.

Career

Born in Chelmsford, Roberts came through the youth ranks at Colchester United. He was brought into the first team early following a string of injuries and suspensions, meaning that manager George Burley needed to play him during two legs of a League Cup tie with

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. He came on as a substitute for Chris Fry to make his debut for the club in the first leg 2–0 home defeat on 16 August 1994, and made his second and final appearance in the return leg, starting at

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in another 2–0 defeat. Roberts failed to feature in any further games for Colchester and he was not retained, later joining non-league clubs including

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, Sudbury Town, Chelmsford City, Clacton Town,

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and

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Danny 1975 births Living people Footballers from Chelmsford English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Colchester United F.C. players Grays Athletic F.C. players Sudbury Town F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players F.C. Clacton players Harwich & Parkeston F.C. players Heybridge Swifts F.C. players Wivenhoe Town F.C. players