Paul Roberts (born 27 April 1962) is an English former professional
footballer
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who played as a
full back, making over 400 appearances in
the Football League.
Career
Born in
West Ham, Roberts began his career as an apprentice at
Millwall, making his senior debut in 1978. Roberts also played for
Brentford
Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross.
Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...
,
Swindon Town,
Southend United,
Aldershot,
Leytonstone & Ilford,
Exeter City,
Fisher Athletic
Fisher Athletic F.C. were a semi-professional football club from South East London, which last played in the Conference South, which is one of the two leagues that form the sixth tier of the English football league system. The Bermondsey-based ...
,
Colchester United and
Chesham United
Chesham United Football Club is a semi-professional football club in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England. Nicknamed "the Generals", they are currently members of the and play at the Meadow.
History
The club was established in 1917 by a merger o ...
. He was player-manager of Chesham during the
1994–95 season, which saw them relegated from the Isthmian League Premier Division. He later became a
London Cab driver.
Honours
Club
;Millwall
*
FA Youth Cup
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winner: 1978–79
;Swindon Town
*
Football League Fourth Division
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winner:
1985–86
;Colchester United
*
Football Conference winner:
1991–92
*
FA Trophy
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winner:
1991–92
Individual
* Millwall Player of the Year: 1981
* Colchester United Player of the Year: 1993
References
External links
*
Paul Roberts at Coludata.co.uk
1962 births
Living people
Footballers from West Ham
English men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Millwall F.C. players
Brentford F.C. players
Swindon Town F.C. players
Southend United F.C. players
Aldershot F.C. players
Redbridge Forest F.C. players
Exeter City F.C. players
Fisher Athletic F.C. players
Colchester United F.C. players
Chesham United F.C. players
English Football League players
English football managers
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