Ken Roberts (footballer, born 1952)

Ken Roberts
Ken Roberts
Personal information
Full name	Ken W. Roberts
Date of birth	13 May 1952 (age 72)
Original team(s)	Essendon Baptists-St John's
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1970–1977	Essendon
1978–1979	Melbourne
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1979.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ken W. Roberts (born 13 May 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Roberts, the son of a Richmond player of the same name, was a utility.^[2] He started out in the Essendon Under 19s, after arriving to the club from Essendon Baptists-St John's.^[3] In 1973 he kicked a career high 36 goals for the season, which ended prematurely with a knee injury.^[4]^[3] He finished his VFL career at Melbourne, where he played 12 senior games.^[4]

From 1980 to 1984, Roberts was captain-coach of the Lavington Football Club.^[3] He steered them to a premiership in 1983, their first in the Ovens & Murray Football League.^[3] In 1985 he captain-coached Queensland club Kedron.^[3]

References

^ "Ken Roberts". Demon Wiki.
^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Roberts, Ken W." Essendon Football Club official website. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012.
^ ^a ^b AFL Tables: Ken Roberts

[1] "Ken Roberts". Demon Wiki.

[2] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.

[Essendon-3] "Roberts, Ken W." Essendon Football Club official website. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012.

[AFLTables-4] AFL Tables: Ken Roberts

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