Brian Roberts
English association football player
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| Intro | English association football player | ||||
| A.K.A. | Brian Leslie Ford Roberts | ||||
| A.K.A. | Brian Leslie Ford Roberts | ||||
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain England | ||||
| is | Athlete Football player Association football player | ||||
| Work field | Sports | ||||
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| Birth | 6 November 1955, Manchester, United Kingdom | ||||
| Age | 69 years | ||||
| Star sign | Scorpio | ||||
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Biography
Brian Leslie Ford Roberts (born 6 November 1955), commonly known by his nickname Harry Roberts, is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He made more than 400 appearances in the Football League for Coventry City, Hereford United, Birmingham City and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
After ten years as a professional at Coventry City he joined Birmingham City for a fee of £10,000 raised through a supporters' "Buy a Player Fund". He won the club's Player of the Year award for 1989. Nicknamed "Harry" after the 1960s police-killer Harry Roberts, he published an autobiography entitled Harry's Game.
He went on to coach at Coventry City before becoming head of sport at a private school in Leamington Spa.
Honours
Birmingham City
- Football League Second Division runners-up: 1984–85