Stuart Roberts
Personal information
Full name Stuart William Roberts[1]
Date of birth (1967-03-25)25 March 1967[1]
Place of birth Chirk, Wales[1]
Date of death 2 June 2023(2023-06-02) (aged 56)
Place of death St Martin's, Shropshire, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983 Oswestry Town
1984–1985 Stoke City 3 (0)
1986–1988 Derry City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stuart William Roberts (25 March 1967 – 2 June 2023) was a Welsh footballer who played in the English Football League for Stoke City.[1]

Career

Roberts was born in Chirk and played with Oswestry Town in the Welsh league, impressing enough to earn a move to First Division side Stoke City as a teenager.[1] He made his Football League debut on 8 December 1984 against Ipswich Town becoming Stoke City's youngest goalkeeper at the age of 17 years, 258 days.[1] Stoke lost 2–0 and Roberts played in four more matches during a woeful 1984–85 campaign which saw them relegated with a record low points tally.[1] At the end of the season he was released and joined Irish club Derry City.[1] He spent two seasons at the Brandywell Stadium and won the League of Ireland First Division in 1986–87. His last game was the 1988 FAI Cup Final.

Death

Roberts was found dead at his home in St Martin's, Shropshire on 2 June 2023. The inquest recorded a conclusion of suicide.[2]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1984–85[1] First Division 30200050
Career Total 30200050

Honours

Derry City

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ↑ "Ex-Stoke City footballer from Shropshire took own life after tinnitus hit his mental health". Shropshire Star. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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