Robert Mills-Roberts, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Robert Mills-Roberts

Footballer and surgeon

Date of Birth: 05-Aug-1862

Place of Birth: Ffestiniog, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 27-Nov-1935

Profession: surgeon, association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Robert Mills-Roberts

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  • Robert Herbert Mills-Roberts (5 August 1862 – 27 November 1935) was a leading football player in the 1880s.
  • He was a Welsh International, and was a player in the Preston North End side which became known as "The Invincibles".He was born at Ffestiniog on 5 August 1862 and educated at Friars School, Bangor and University College, Aberystwyth.
  • As a student he played both association football and rugby football, but he eventually emerged as a first rate goalkeeper while studying at St Thomas's Hospital, London.
  • He made the first of his eight appearances for Wales in 1885, and in 1887 was invited to play as an amateur for Preston North End in their FA Cup ties.
  • He was a member of the Preston sides which were FA Cup Finalists in 1888 and FA Cup Winners in 1889.
  • Their victory in the Cup in the 1888-89 season was achieved without conceding a single goal throughout, which was attributed to his goalkeeping skills.
  • He also played for Barnes, Casuals, and Birmingham St George's.
  • He retired in 1890, but was persuaded to make a last appearance for Wales in 1892. Between 1884 and 1888, he made seven appearances for the Corinthians amateur club, including playing for Corinthian three times against Preston North End.Mills-Roberts qualified as a doctor in July 1887, and the following year was appointed the house surgeon at Birmingham General Hospital.
  • He later took a position with the hospital at the Dinorwic Slate Quarry, and served with the British Expeditionary Force in the First World War.
  • At the end of his working career, he retired to Bournemouth, where aged 73 he died on 27 November 1935.

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