Graham Roberts (footballer)

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Graham Roberts
Personal information
Full name	Graham Paul Roberts
Date of birth	July 3, 1959 (1959-07-03) (age 50)
Place of birth	Southampton, England
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1978-1979 1979-1980 1980-1986 1986-1988 1988-1990 1990-1992 1994-1995 1995-1998 1998-1999	Dorchester Town Weymouth Tottenham Hotspur Rangers Chelsea West Brom Stevenage Borough Yeovil Town Slough Town Total	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)
National team2
1983-1984	England	006 0(0)
Teams managed
1995-1998 2005-2006	Yeovil Town Clyde
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 22, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of April 22, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Graham Paul Roberts (born 3 July 1959 in Southampton) is a retired English footballer and football manager 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 in 1984, scoring in the second leg of the final against Anderlecht, and then scoring his penalty as Spurs won the final on a shootout. 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. ^[1]

Roberts won six caps for England.

[edit] Honours

[edit] 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

[edit] References

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