Frederick Charles Roberts (1905 – 1988) was a Northern Irish

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who played as a

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in the Irish Football League for Glentoran and

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. He was also capped once for 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 in 1931.

Honours

Glentoran * Irish Football League (1):1930–31 * Irish Cup (2): 1931–32, 1932–33 * City Cup (1): 1931–32 * County Antrim Shield (1): 1930–31 Distillery * City Cup (1): 1933–34

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Fred 1905 births Association footballers from Belfast Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland 1988 deaths Men's association football forwards Glentoran F.C. players Lisburn Distillery F.C. players Pre-1950 IFA men's international footballers

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