Frederick Charles Roberts (1905–1988) was a Northern Irish footballer who played as a forward in the Irish Football League for Glentoran and Distillery.

Club career Roberts is best known for his time at Glentoran, where during season 1930–31 he scored 96 goals in competitive matches, a record in British football and club football worldwide. 55 of these goals were scored in the league, whilst the other 41 came in the four domestic cup competitions. Roberts also has the joint world record for the most headed goals scored in a match, with five. He was the first played to achieve this feat, doing so in a 1932–33 Irish League match, against Ards, on 24 September 1932.

He went on to score a total of 332 goals for The Glens, before being transferred to Distillery in 1933.

International career He was capped once for Ireland during the 0–0 draw against Scotland on 21 February 1931.

Career statistics

Club +Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueDivisionAppsGoalsRavenscroft1922–23Belfast Combination5+7Newington Rangers1923–24Irish Alliance (2nd Div)24311924–25Irish Alliance (2nd Div)22+281925–26Irish Alliance (2nd Div)22281926–27Irish Alliance (2nd Div)2425Belfast Celtic (dual registration)1924–25Irish League21Dunmurry (dual registration)1924–25Intermediate League10Ards United (dual registration)Intermediate League10Portadown (dual registration)1925–26Irish Alliance (2nd Div)12Queen's Island (dual registration)Irish Alliance (2nd Div)22191926–27Irish Alliance (2nd Div)00Broadway UnitedIntermediate League001927–28Intermediate League20+32Total144+163Glentoran1928–29Irish League26351929–30Irish League26411930–31Irish League26551931–32Irish League26401932–33Irish League26371933–34Irish League411Glentoran II1929–30Intermediate League36Total137225Distillery1933–34Irish League2623Ards1934–35Irish League42GlenavonIrish League97Dundela1935–36Intermediate League911Ballymena United1936–37Intermediate League21Total5044Career total331+442

Honours Queen's Island

City Cup: 1924–25

Glentoran Irish Football League: 1930–31 Irish Cup: 1931–32, 1932–33 City Cup: 1931–32 County Antrim Shield: 1930–31

Distillery City Cup: 1933–34

See also List of men's footballers with 500 or more goals

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