Grenville Roberts

Samuel Grenville Roberts (also known as Samuel Granville Roberts, 16 August 1919 – 3 June 1940) was an English professional footballer who played as a inside forward in the Football League for Nottingham Forest.^[1]

Grenville Roberts

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Grenville Roberts
Date of birth	(1919-08-16)16 August 1919
Place of birth	Blackwell, England^[1]
Date of death	3 June 1940(1940-06-03) (aged 20)
Place of death	Dunkirk, France
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1934	Huthwaite Swifts
1935	Huthwaite CWS
	Huthwaite Colliery
1937–1939	Nottingham Forest	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Roberts served in the British Army as a private in the 2nd/5th Battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment, part of the 46th Infantry Division, during the Second World War.^[2] He died of wounds following a strafing attack by German Stukas at Dunkirk on 3 June 1940.^[3] Roberts is commemorated at the Dunkirk Memorial.^[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nottingham Forest	1937–38^[4]	Second Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
	1938–39^[4]		5	0	0	0	5	0
Career total			6	0	0	0	6	0

References

1. Grenville Roberts at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
2. "Casualty Details: Roberts, Samuel Granville". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
3. "The Foresters who played and fought". ForzaGaribaldi. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
4. "Grenville Roberts". The City Ground. Retrieved 6 September 2020.