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  • Full Name: John Griffith Roberts
  • Born: September 11th, 1946 (Abercynon, Wales)
  • Died: January 4th, 2016

Career



Wrexham AFC Career Summary

Competitive Friendlies Res/Youth
1976-77 58 1 3 1 - -
1977-78 61 4 3- - -
1978-79 50-4- - -
1979-80 22 (2)-2-5 1
1981-82 - -1- - -
TOTAL 191 (2) 5 13 1 5 1

NOTES:
League: All first team league matches including Football League, National League, Football Regional League (Wartime), Third Division North (Wartime), Birmingham & District League & Combination League.
FA Cup: FA Cup matches only.
Other Cups: European Cup Winners' Cup, Play-Offs, League Cup, Associate Members' Cup, EFL Trophy, Debenhams Cup, Watney Cup, Football League Division Three (North) Cup, FA Trophy, Scottish Challenge Cup, Setanta Shield, Football League Jubilee, League War Cup (Wartime), Lancashire Cup (Wartime), Third Division North Cup (Wartime), Soames Cup, Shropshire Mayor's Charity Cup, Liverpool Senior Cup, Denbighshire Cup, Wrexham Argus Jubilee Competition and Yerborough Charity Cup.
Welsh Cups: Welsh Cup, FAW Invitation Trophy and FAW Premier Cup.
Friendlies: First team Friendlies and Expunged matches.
Reserves/Youth: All reserve and youth competitions from age group U17 and above (including friendlies).

Please note that the data for friendlies, reserves & youth may not be complete as full records weren't always kept. However we believe that including the information we do have provides an interesting insight into each player's time at Wrexham.


Biography

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Debut

August 14th, 1976
Port Vale 1 - 1 Wrexham

Football League Cup (1st Round, 1st Leg)


Playing Statistics - First Team Competitive matches (All Seasons)

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Competition NPS Win % Draw % Loss %
League 1454- 4-
European Cup Winners' Cup 3-- -1
FA Cup 17-- 2-
Football League Cup 13 (2)-- 1-
Welsh Cup 1111 --
Debenhams Cup 2-- --
Totals: 191 (2)51 71

 Recent Starting Appearances (First Team Competitive matches)
 03/05/80 Division Two vs. QPR (H) 1 - 3
 26/04/80 Division Two vs. Luton Town (A) 0 - 2
 19/04/80 Division Two vs. Leicester City (H) 0 - 1
 12/04/80 Division Two vs. Swansea City (A) 0 - 1
 07/04/80 Division Two vs. Sunderland (H) 0 - 1

 Recent Goals Scored (First Team Competitive matches)
 06/03/78 Division Three vs. Tranmere (H) 6 - 1
 05/11/77 Division Three vs. Plymouth A. (H) 2 - 0
 29/10/77 Division Three vs. Bury (H) 3 - 1
 22/08/77 Division Three vs. Oxford United (H) 2 - 2
 21/02/77 5th Round vs. Swansea City (H) 4 - 1

 List of First Team Competitive matches played (click to expand)
 03/05/80 Division Two vs. QPR (H)  1 - 3
 26/04/80 Division Two vs. Luton Town (A)  0 - 2
 19/04/80 Division Two vs. Leicester City (H)  0 - 1
 12/04/80 Division Two vs. Swansea City (A)  0 - 1
 07/04/80 Division Two vs. Sunderland (H)  0 - 1
 05/04/80 Division Two vs. Preston NE (A)  0 - 0
 04/04/80 Division Two vs. Burnley (H)  1 - 0
 29/03/80 Division Two vs. Cambridge (H)  1 - 0
 22/03/80 Division Two vs. Bristol Rovers (A)  0 - 1
 18/03/80 Division Two vs. Watford (A)  1 - 3
 15/03/80 Division Two vs. Fulham (H)  1 - 1
 26/02/80 Division Two vs. Notts County (A)  1 - 1
 23/02/80 Division Two vs. Birmingham (A)  0 - 2
 20/10/79 Division Two vs. Shrewsbury (A)  1 - 3
 13/10/79 Division Two vs. Birmingham (H)  1 - 0
 08/10/79 Division Two vs. Oldham (H)  1 - 1
 06/10/79 Division Two vs. Fulham (A)  2 - 0
 03/10/79 1st Round, 2nd Leg vs. Magdeburg (A)  2 - 5
 29/09/79 Division Two vs. Notts County (H)  1 - 0
 22/09/79 Division Two vs. Newcastle Utd (A)  0 - 1
 19/09/79 1st Round, 1st Leg vs. Magdeburg (H)  3 - 2
 18/08/79 Division Two vs. West Ham (H)  1 - 0
 14/08/79 1st Round, 2nd Leg vs. Carlisle United (A)  2 - 1
 11/08/79 1st Round, 1st Leg vs. Carlisle United (H)  1 - 1
 21/05/79 Final, 1st Leg vs. Shrewsbury (H)  1 - 1
 17/05/79 Division Two vs. Millwall (A)  2 - 2
 14/05/79 Division Two vs. Cardiff C. (A)  0 - 1
 10/05/79 Division Two vs. Bristol Rovers (H)  0 - 1
 08/05/79 Division Two vs. Newcastle Utd (A)  0 - 2
 05/05/79 Division Two vs. Sunderland (H)  1 - 2
 01/05/79 Division Two vs. Notts County (A)  1 - 1
 28/04/79 Division Two vs. West Ham (A)  1 - 1
 24/04/79 Division Two vs. Oldham (A)  0 - 1
 21/04/79 Division Two vs. Stoke City (H)  0 - 1
 17/04/79 Division Two vs. Sheffield United (A)  1 - 1
 16/04/79 Division Two vs. Burnley (A)  0 - 0
 14/04/79 Division Two vs. Preston NE (H)  2 - 1
 07/04/79 Division Two vs. Oldham (H)  2 - 0
 04/04/79 Semi-Final vs. Chester (A)  1 - 0
 02/04/79 Division Two vs. Charlton (H)  1 - 1
 24/03/79 Division Two vs. Fulham (H)  1 - 1
 21/03/79 Division Two vs. Burnley (H)  0 - 1
 12/03/79 5th Round vs. Swansea City (H)  3 - 2
 10/03/79 Division Two vs. Blackburn R. (H)  2 - 1
 07/03/79 Division Two vs. Sunderland (A)  0 - 1
 03/03/79 Division Two vs. Crystal Palace (A)  0 - 1
 28/02/79 Division Two vs. Sheffield United (H)  4 - 0
 24/02/79 Division Two vs. Cambridge (A)  0 - 1
 21/02/79 4th Round Replay vs. Tottenham H. (H)  2 - 3
 12/02/79 4th Round vs. Tottenham H. (A)  3 - 3
 01/02/79 3rd Round vs. Stockport (H)  6 - 2
 26/12/78 Division Two vs. Preston NE (A)  1 - 2
 18/12/78 4th Round vs. Porthmadog (H)  4 - 1
 16/12/78 Division Two vs. Stoke City (A)  0 - 3
 09/12/78 Division Two vs. West Ham (H)  4 - 3
 25/11/78 Division Two vs. Millwall (H)  3 - 0
 22/11/78 Division Two vs. Leicester City (A)  1 - 1
 18/11/78 Division Two vs. Orient (H)  3 - 1
 11/11/78 Division Two vs. Brighton & HA (A)  1 - 2
 04/11/78 Division Two vs. Notts County (H)  3 - 1
 21/10/78 Division Two vs. Crystal Palace (H)  0 - 0
 14/10/78 Division Two vs. Cambridge (H)  2 - 0
 07/10/78 Division Two vs. Luton Town (A)  1 - 2
 30/09/78 Division Two vs. Cardiff C. (H)  1 - 2
 23/09/78 Division Two vs. Bristol Rovers (A)  1 - 2
 16/09/78 Division Two vs. Newcastle Utd (H)  0 - 0
 13/09/78 1st Round, 1st Leg vs. Rijkea (A)  0 - 3
 09/09/78 Division Two vs. Charlton (A)  1 - 1
 02/09/78 Division Two vs. Leicester City (H)  0 - 0
 29/08/78 2nd Round vs. Norwich City (H)  1 - 3
 26/08/78 Division Two vs. Orient (A)  1 - 0
 22/08/78 Division Two vs. Fulham (A)  1 - 0
 19/08/78 Division Two vs. Brighton & HA (H)  0 - 0
 15/08/78 1st Round, 2nd Leg vs. Bury (A)  2 - 1
 18/05/78 Final, 2nd Leg vs. Blyth Spartans (A)  1 - 1
 13/05/78 Final, 1st Leg vs. Blyth Spartans (H)  1 - 2
 09/05/78 Final, 2nd Leg vs. Bangor City (H)  1 - 0
 07/05/78 Final, 1st Leg vs. Bangor City (A)  2 - 1
 01/05/78 Division Three vs. Peterborough (H)  0 - 0
 29/04/78 Division Three vs. Hereford Utd (A)  1 - 1
 25/04/78 Division Three vs. Cambridge (A)  0 - 1
 22/04/78 Division Three vs. Rotherham (H)  7 - 1
 15/04/78 Division Three vs. Colchester Utd (A)  1 - 1
 13/04/78 Semi-Final vs. Cardiff C. (A)  2 - 0
 11/04/78 Division Three vs. Port Vale (A)  1 - 1
 08/04/78 Division Three vs. Preston NE (H)  0 - 0
 03/04/78 Division Three vs. Chester (H)  1 - 2
 01/04/78 Division Three vs. Gillingham (A)  0 - 0
 27/03/78 Division Three vs. Carlisle United (A)  4 - 1
 25/03/78 Division Three vs. Bradford City (H)  2 - 0
 24/03/78 Division Three vs. Bury (A)  3 - 2
 21/03/78 5th Round vs. Merthyr Tydfil (H)  3 - 0
 18/03/78 Division Three vs. Walsall (H)  1 - 0
 14/03/78 Division Three vs. Swindon Town (A)  2 - 1
 11/03/78 6th Round vs. Arsenal (H)  2 - 3
 06/03/78 Division Three vs. Tranmere (H)  6 - 1
 04/03/78 Division Three vs. Exeter City (H)  2 - 1
 01/03/78 Division Three vs. Oxford United (A)  1 - 2
 27/02/78 5th Round Replay vs. Blyth Spartans (A)  2 - 1
 24/02/78 Division Three vs. Lincoln City (A)  1 - 0
 18/02/78 5th Round vs. Blyth Spartans (H)  1 - 1
 11/02/78 Division Three vs. Chesterfield (H)  1 - 1
 06/02/78 4th Round, Replay vs. Newcastle Utd (H)  4 - 1
 04/02/78 Division Three vs. Portsmouth (A)  1 - 0
 28/01/78 4th Round vs. Newcastle Utd (A)  2 - 2
 25/01/78 4th Round vs. Chester (A)  2 - 0
 17/01/78 5th Round vs. Liverpool (H)  1 - 3
 14/01/78 Division Three vs. Shrewsbury (H)  0 - 0
 07/01/78 3rd Round vs. Bristol City (A)  4 - 4
 02/01/78 Division Three vs. Gillingham (H)  3 - 3
 31/12/77 Division Three vs. Plymouth A. (A)  1 - 0
 17/12/77 2nd Round vs. Preston NE (A)  2 - 0
 10/12/77 Division Three vs. Hereford Utd (H)  2 - 1
 07/12/77 4th Round vs. Swindon Town (H)  2 - 0
 26/11/77 1st Round vs. Burton Albion (H)  2 - 0
 19/11/77 Division Three vs. Colchester Utd (H)  2 - 1
 12/11/77 Division Three vs. Preston NE (A)  3 - 1
 05/11/77 Division Three vs. Plymouth A. (H)  2 - 0
 29/10/77 Division Three vs. Bury (H)  3 - 1
 26/10/77 3rd Round vs. Bristol City (H)  1 - 0
 22/10/77 Division Three vs. Walsall (A)  1 - 0
 15/10/77 Division Three vs. Sheffield Wed. (H)  1 - 1
 08/10/77 Division Three vs. Exeter City (A)  1 - 0
 03/10/77 Division Three vs. Cambridge (H)  4 - 1
 28/09/77 Division Three vs. Chester (A)  1 - 1
 24/09/77 Division Three vs. Swindon Town (H)  2 - 1
 17/09/77 Division Three vs. Chesterfield (A)  0 - 1
 12/09/77 Division Three vs. Tranmere (A)  1 - 3
 10/09/77 Division Three vs. Portsmouth (H)  2 - 0
 03/09/77 Division Three vs. Peterborough (A)  2 - 2
 30/08/77 2nd Round vs. Charlton (A)  2 - 1
 27/08/77 Division Three vs. Port Vale (H)  1 - 1
 22/08/77 Division Three vs. Oxford United (H)  2 - 2
 20/08/77 Division Three vs. Shrewsbury (A)  1 - 2
 17/08/77 1st Round, 2nd Leg vs. Stockport (A)  1 - 1
 13/08/77 1st Round, 1st Leg vs. Stockport (H)  1 - 0
 14/05/77 Division Three vs. Mansfield (H)  0 - 1
 11/05/77 Division Three vs. Crystal Palace (H)  2 - 4
 07/05/77 Division Three vs. Oxford United (A)  2 - 2
 03/05/77 Division Three vs. Crystal Palace (A)  1 - 2
 30/04/77 Division Three vs. Brighton & HA (H)  0 - 0
 23/04/77 Division Three vs. Peterborough (A)  2 - 0
 18/04/77 Division Three vs. Rotherham (H)  2 - 1
 16/04/77 Division Three vs. Grimsby Town (H)  3 - 2
 12/04/77 Division Three vs. York City (A)  0 - 0
 09/04/77 Division Three vs. Preston NE (H)  2 - 0
 08/04/77 Division Three vs. Chester (A)  2 - 1
 24/03/77 Division Three vs. Port Vale (H)  6 - 2
 21/03/77 Semi-Final vs. Shrewsbury (H)  1 - 1
 18/03/77 Division Three vs. Lincoln City (A)  1 - 1
 15/03/77 Division Three vs. Preston NE (A)  1 - 2
 12/03/77 Division Three vs. Northampton (H)  3 - 1
 05/03/77 Division Three vs. Sheffield Wed. (A)  1 - 3
 01/03/77 Division Three vs. Bury (A)  2 - 0
 26/02/77 Division Three vs. Walsall (A)  3 - 2
 21/02/77 5th Round vs. Swansea City (H)  4 - 1
 19/02/77 Division Three vs. Chesterfield (H)  3 - 1
 15/02/77 Division Three vs. Rotherham (A)  0 - 2
 12/02/77 Division Three vs. Shrewsbury (A)  2 - 3
 05/02/77 Division Three vs. Swindon Town (H)  2 - 2
 29/01/77 4th Round vs. Cardiff C. (A)  2 - 3
 22/01/77 Division Three vs. Portsmouth (A)  1 - 0
 19/01/77 4th Round vs. Bridgnorth Town (H)  4 - 1
 15/01/77 Division Three vs. Reading (H)  3 - 1
 12/01/77 3rd Round Replay vs. Sunderland (H)  1 - 0
 08/01/77 3rd Round vs. Sunderland (A)  2 - 2
 27/12/76 Division Three vs. Chester (H)  4 - 2
 18/12/76 Division Three vs. Mansfield (A)  0 - 2
 14/12/76 2nd Round Replay vs. Goole Town (A)  1 - 0
 11/12/76 2nd Round vs. Goole Town (H)  1 - 1
 04/12/76 Division Three vs. Oxford United (H)  1 - 1
 30/11/76 Division Three vs. Grimsby Town (A)  0 - 3
 27/11/76 Division Three vs. Brighton & HA (A)  2 - 0
 20/11/76 1st Round vs. Gateshead Utd. (H)  6 - 0
 10/11/76 Division Three vs. Peterborough (H)  2 - 0
 05/11/76 Division Three vs. Tranmere (A)  0 - 0
 01/11/76 Division Three vs. York City (H)  1 - 1
 30/10/76 Division Three vs. Bury (H)  0 - 0
 27/10/76 4th Round vs. Aston Villa (A)  1 - 5
 23/10/76 Division Three vs. Gillingham (H)  2 - 1
 16/10/76 Division Three vs. Port Vale (A)  3 - 2
 09/10/76 Division Three vs. Lincoln City (H)  3 - 0
 01/10/76 Division Three vs. Northampton (A)  2 - 0
 25/09/76 Division Three vs. Sheffield Wed. (H)  2 - 2
 22/09/76 3rd Round vs. Tottenham H. (A)  3 - 2
 18/09/76 Division Three vs. Walsall (H)  1 - 0
 11/09/76 Division Three vs. Chesterfield (A)  6 - 0
 08/09/76 Division Three vs. Reading (A)  0 - 2
 04/09/76 Division Three vs. Shrewsbury (H)  1 - 0
 01/09/76 2nd Round vs. Leicester City (H)  1 - 0
 28/08/76 Division Three vs. Swindon Town (A)  2 - 3
 21/08/76 Division Three vs. Portsmouth (H)  2 - 0
 18/08/76 1st Round, 2nd Leg vs. Port Vale (H)  1 - 0
 14/08/76 1st Round, 1st Leg vs. Port Vale (A)  1 - 1

 List of First Team Competitive goals scored (click to expand)
 06/03/78 Division Three vs. Tranmere (H)  6 - 1
 05/11/77 Division Three vs. Plymouth A. (H)  2 - 0
 29/10/77 Division Three vs. Bury (H)  3 - 1
 22/08/77 Division Three vs. Oxford United (H)  2 - 2
 21/02/77 5th Round vs. Swansea City (H)  4 - 1

  = Starting Appearances (Sub Appearances) | = Goals | NPS = Squad Appearances (as Non-Playing Sub) | GtGR = Goals to Games Ratio
 Yel = Yellow Cards/Cautions | Red = Red Cards/Dismissals | W/D/L - Games won, drawn or lost as percentage of games played in


Timeline


International Career (Wales)

Caps: 22

International Debut: May 15th, 1971 v. Scotland