Graham Roberts (footballer)

Football player infobox
playername=Graham Roberts
fullname = Graham Paul Roberts
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1959|07|03
cityofbirth =Southampton
countryofbirth = England
height =
currentclub = Retired
clubnumber =
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =1978-1979
1979-1980
1980-1986
1986-1988
1988-1990
1990-1992
1994-1995
1995-1998
1998-1999
clubs = Dorchester Town
Weymouth
Tottenham Hotspur
Rangers
Chelsea
West Brom
Stevenage Borough
Yeovil Town
Slough Town Total
caps(goals) = 000 0(0)
029 0(6)
209 (23)
055 0(3)
070 (18)
039 0(6)
011 0(1)
006 0(1)
010 0(0) 429 (58)
nationalyears = 1983-1984
nationalteam = England
nationalcaps(goals) = 006 0(0)
manageryears = 1995-1998 2005-2006
managerclubs = Yeovil Town Clyde
pcupdate = April 22, 2008
ntupdate = April 22, 2008

Graham Paul Roberts (born 3 July 1959 in Southampton) is a retired English footballer who played for numerous clubs in a defensive role.

Roberts was a member of the successful Tottenham Hotspur side of the early 1980s, winning two FA Cups and a UEFA Cup. He moved to Rangers in 1986 for £450,000 and won the Scottish Premier League in his first full season and the Scottish League Cup a year later. He joined Chelsea in August 1988 for £475,000 and helped the side emphatically win the Second Division championship in 1988-89. He later moved to West Bromwich Albion, where he played out the remainder of his professional career.

In June 2005, Roberts was appointed manager of Clyde. He only had 3 players under contract, and held open trials in an attempt to get new players. Roberts gave the supporters their greatest day in years, when his Clyde side defeated Celtic in the Scottish Cup in January 2006. Earlier in the season, Clyde took Rangers to extra time at Ibrox Stadium in the Scottish League Cup. In August 2006 he was sacked as manager of Clyde over allegations he made racist remarks, which were later proved to be unfounded. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6254866.stm BBC News report] ]

Roberts won six caps for England.

Honours

As a player

Tottenham Hotspur

* FA Cup 1981, 1982
* UEFA Cup 1984

Rangers

*Scottish Championship 1986-87
*Scottish League Cup 1987, 1988

Chelsea

* Second Division 1988-89

References