Garreth Roberts is a retired professional footballer

Football (soccer)

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 who played his whole career for his hometown club Hull City

Hull City A.F.C.

Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...

 and captained them to two promotions.

Career

Roberts made his debut against Bury

Bury F.C.

Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...

 in March 1979, coming on as a substitute for the injured Alan Warboys

Alan Warboys

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. He was made Captain of the team in his early twenties. He played primarily in midfield

Midfielder

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, although in the later stages of his career he was also deployed in defence as a full-back or sweeper.

Roberts was forced to retire from professional football at the age of 31 due to injuries. His testimonial match saw Hull-born Nick Barmby

Nick Barmby

Nicholas Jon "Nick" Barmby is an English footballer who plays for Hull City as a midfielder, where he is also caretaker manager. At his peak he earned a total of 23 caps for England between 1995 and 2001...

 make his debut for Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....

 and score two goals against his hometown club.

Roberts was voted 17th in a list of the top 100 Hull City players compiled for the club's centenary.

Retirement

Roberts still lives in the area and is a supporter of Hull City. He regularly provides live match commentary and expert analysis on local radio station KCFM.