Jackie Roberts
{{for|the Barbadian cricket umpire|Jackie Roberts (umpire)}}
{{short description|Welsh footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Jackie Roberts
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|fullname = John Hopkin Roberts
|birth_date = 30 June 1918
|birth_place = Swansea, Wales
|death_date = June {{death year and age|2001|1918}}
|death_place = Swansea, Wales
|height =
|position = Full back
|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1936
|youthclubs1 = Cwmbwria Juniors
|years1 = 1936–1950
|clubs1 = Bolton Wanderers
|caps1 = 162
|goals1 = 19
|years2 = 1945–1946
|clubs2 = → Chelmsford City (guest)
|caps2 =
|goals2 =
|years3 = 1950–1951
|clubs3 = Swansea City
|caps3 = 16
|goals3 = 1
|years4 = 1951–1952
|clubs4 = Llanelli
|caps4 =
|goals4 =
|totalcaps = 178
|totalgoals = 20
|nationalyears1 =
|nationalteam1 = Wales Schools
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|nationalgoals1 =
|nationalyears2 = 1949
|nationalteam2 = Wales
|nationalcaps2 = 1
|nationalgoals2 = 0
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John Hopkin Roberts (30 June 1918 – June 2001) was a Welsh professional footballer who made over 160 appearances in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers as a full back.{{Hugman|16827|accessdate=5 April 2019}}{{NeilBrownPlayers|player1/jackieroberts}}{{Cite book |last=Selby |first=David |title=1945–1946 season |date=April 2011 |publisher=The Chelmsford City Historian |location=Chelmsford}} He won one cap for Wales at international level.{{NFT player|pid=35178|accessdate=5 April 2019}}
Personal life
He grew up on Alice Street in Swansea, being a neighbour of fellow future Welsh internationals Ernie Jones, Mel Nurse, John Charles and Mel Charles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-67451067|title=Football: How Alice Street in Swansea gave Wales five internationals|date=18 November 2023|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}
Roberts served in 53rd (Bolton) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, during the Second World War.{{Cite web |title=Jackie Roberts |url=https://spartacus-educational.com/BOLTONroberts.htm |access-date=29 May 2019 |website=Spartacus Educational}} He was injured in the eye by shrapnel in Italy and was evacuated back to Britain.
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Category:Welsh men's footballers
Category:Wales men's international footballers
Category:Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
Category:Chelmsford City F.C. players
Category:Swansea City A.F.C. players
Category:Llanelli Town A.F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:British Army personnel of World War II
Category:Royal Artillery personnel
Category:Military personnel from Swansea
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