With Steve Perryman suspended, Roberts captained the side as Tottenham won the 1984 UEFA Cup, scoring in the second leg of the final against Anderlecht.

[8] He was then appointed manager of Carshalton Athletic, who he guided to the Isthmian League Division One South title in 2002–03 before leaving the club.

Roberts gave the supporters their greatest day in years, when his Clyde side defeated Celtic in the Scottish Cup in January 2006.

[11] Earlier in the season, Clyde took Rangers to extra time at Ibrox Stadium in the Scottish League Cup.

[11] An employment tribunal found that the allegations were "either highly exaggerated or possibly not true" and awarded Roberts £32,000 compensation for unfair dismissal.

[11] In September 2010, he was hired as a consultant to the Pakistan national football team to assist the coaching staff for the 2010 Asian Games.