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English footballer

Grenville Roberts
Personal information
Full name Samuel Grenville Roberts
Date of birth (1919-08-16)16 August 1919
Place of birth Blackwell, England
Date of death 3 June 1940(1940-06-03) (aged 20)
Place of death Dunkirk, France
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934 Huthwaite Swifts
1935 Huthwaite CWS
Huthwaite Colliery
1937–1939 Nottingham Forest 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel Grenville Roberts (also known as Samuel Granville Roberts, 16 August 1919 – 3 June 1940) was an English professional footballer who played as a inside forward in the Football League for Nottingham Forest.

Personal life

Roberts served in the British Army as a private in the 2nd/5th Battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment, part of the 46th Infantry Division, during the Second World War. He died of wounds following a strafing attack by German Stukas at Dunkirk on 3 June 1940. Roberts is commemorated at the Dunkirk Memorial.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nottingham Forest 1937–38 Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1938–39 5 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 6 0 0 0 6 0

References

  1. ^ Grenville Roberts at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Casualty Details: Roberts, Samuel Granville". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  3. "The Foresters who played and fought". ForzaGaribaldi. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Grenville Roberts". The City Ground. Retrieved 6 September 2020.


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