Harry Roberts (27 June 1904 – 18 May 1968) was an English professional

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who made 409 appearances in

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playing for Leeds United,

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

and Bristol Rovers. He played as a

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. Roberts was born in Crofton, in what is now

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. He played as an amateur for Castleford Town before joining Leeds United, for whom he made his debut in

during the 1925–26 season. He made 84 League appearances for Leeds before moving on to

, where he was a regular first-team selection for seven seasons and played more than 250 games for the club in all competitions. He left for Bristol Rovers in 1937, and returned to Yorkshire in 1939 to play for

Frickley Colliery Frickley & South Elmsall Colliery was opened by the Carlton Main Colliery Company Ltd in 1903 in South Elmsall, in Yorkshire, England. Frickley & South Elmsall Colliery The first sod was cut on 23 April 1903 of shafts No.1 and No.2 and the ...

. He died in 1968 in the

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, aged 63.

References

1904 births 1968 deaths People from Crofton, West Yorkshire Sportspeople from the City of Wakefield Footballers from West Yorkshire English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Castleford Town F.C. players Leeds United F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Frickley Athletic F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-defender-1900s-stub