Frank Roberts (3 April 1893 – 23 May 1961) was an English professional footballer who played for Manchester City between 1922 and 1928.
Roberts guested for West Ham United during World War I, scoring 18 goals in 19 appearances between 1917 and 1919.
[11] In the 1925–26 season Roberts scored 9 goals in the FA Cup and Manchester City reached the final of that year's competition.
[12] In round 5 of the FA Cup in 1925–26 he scored 5 goals as Manchester City demolished Crystal Palace 11–4.
Roberts' former team, Bolton Wanderers, defeated City 1–0 in the final with David Jack scoring the only goal.
Despite this victory and the acquisition of Jimmy McMullan from Partick Thistle, City came 21st in the league and were relegated to the Second Division.
[14] The team were aided in their endeavour for promotion by the acquisition of Eric Brook and Fred Tilson from Barnsley.
[15] In the same season, his teammate Tommy Johnson scored 38 league goals for the team which is a club record.