W. F. (Bogie) Roberts: Man United outside-left Profile & Stats
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W. F. (Bogie) Roberts

Position: outside-left

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PWDLFA

HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 5 4 0 1 8 3 +5 80.00
A 5 1 1 3 4 7 -3 20.00
TOTALS 10 5 1 4 12 10 +2 50.00

Name: W. F. (Bogie) Roberts
Birthdate: 00-00-0000
Age: 0
Birthplace:
Height:
Weight:
Years at Club: 1897-1901
Signing Info: Transferred from: ?, 04/1897, £
Previous Clubs:
Debut: 18/02/1899 v Loughborough Town (A) 1-0 (League Division Two)
Farewell: Transferred to ?, 05/1901, £
Passed Away: PA

Biography

During his stay at Bank Street, his appellation of 'Bogie' was so established that W.F. Roberts' initials were never clarified, neither in proper documentation nor in print. And this was a man who spent just over four years with Newton Heath having signed his professional forms in April 1897.
Roberts played for the 'Stripes' against the 'Whites' in Heath's preseason practice match on August 19th, filling the outside-right position (rather than his favoured spot on the extreme left), but little did he know it would take a year and a half to make his official debut. Instead he would spend years as one of the mainstays of the second string, for whom he was regularly on the scoresheet.
Bogie's problem was that he was too light and at times inpatient in his play. However, he made up for that with plenty of speed, trickery, and unstinting effort. His first-team debut was in the Lancashire Cup on December 19th, 1898, and, when he made the third goal in a 5-0 dismantling of Darwen, he was loudly cheered by the Bank Street crowd. His league bow was versus Loughborough on February 18th, followed by a better experience the week after against Small Heath: Bogie scored in the first minute.
When Heath's star player, Joe Cassidy, took over the left wing berth in the Spring of 1899, Roberts' first team outings became very scarce. He added one more goal (versus Arsenal) in 1899-00 but, after one last game against Chesterfield in December 1899, he dropped back to the reserve side whom he would go on to grace until the end of the 1900-01 campaign. No picture available. Thanks to Charbel Boujaoude for his tireless researching effort & the correct information on W. F. (Bogie) Roberts. Biography kindly provided by Charbel Boujaoude.
 
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Season Goals Season Apps
No Season League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps Season
Goals		 Season
Apps
1. 1898-1899 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
2. 1899-1900 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7
TOTALS 2 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Apps
1. Birmingham City 1 1
2. Arsenal 1 1
No Opponent Apps Goals
1. New Brighton Tower 2 0
2. Loughborough Town 1 0
3. Birmingham City 1 1
4. Burton Swifts 1 0
5. Sheffield Wednesday 1 0
6. Lincoln City 1 0
7. South Shore 1 0
8. Arsenal 1 1
9. Chesterfield 1 0
No Opponent Manager No
1. New Brighton Tower Committee 2
2. Loughborough Town Committee 1
3. Jones, Alfred 1
4. Burton Swifts Committee 1
5. Dickinson, Arthur 1
6. West, James 1
7. South Shore Committee 1
8. Bradshaw, Harry 1
9. Gillies, Gilbert 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Albut, Alf 10
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Bank Street 5
2. Bloomfield Road 1
3. Hillsborough 1
4. Peel Croft 1
5. Saltergate 1
6. The Athletic Ground 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division Two 9
2. FA Cup 1
No Opponent Count
1. New Brighton Tower 2
2. Loughborough Town 1
3. Birmingham City 1
4. Burton Swifts 1
5. Sheffield Wednesday 1
6. Lincoln City 1
7. South Shore 1
8. Arsenal 1
9. Chesterfield 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 10
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played
No Date ▲ Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 18-02-1899 Div 2 Loughborough Town Win 1-0 A 0 Willie Bryant ??'
2. 25-02-1899 Div 2 Birmingham City Win 2-0 H 1 Henry Boyd ??', W.A.Roberts ??'
3. 18-03-1899 Div 2 New Brighton Tower Loss 1-2 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??' Harry Hammond ??', Dan Cunliffe ??'
4. 23-09-1899 Div 2 Burton Swifts Draw 0-0 A 0
5. 30-09-1899 Div 2 Sheffield Wednesday Loss 1-2 A 0 Willie Bryant ??' Ambrose Langley ??', John Wright ??'
6. 07-10-1899 Div 2 Lincoln City Win 1-0 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??'
7. 21-10-1899 Div 2 New Brighton Tower Win 2-1 H 0 Joe Cassidy ??', ??' T.Green ??'
8. 28-10-1899 FAC South Shore Loss 1-3 A 0 William Jackson ??' Hartley ??', ??', Hargreaves ??'
9. 04-11-1899 Div 2 Arsenal Win 2-0 H 1 William Jackson ??', W.A. Roberts ??'
10. 23-12-1899 Div 2 Chesterfield Loss 1-2 A 0 William Griffiths ??' Herbert Munday ??', ??'
 

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