Roberts replaced Jack Powell in the third round replay against Bolton Wanderers and retained his place for the quarter-final match, losing 4–1 to eventual winners Blackburn Olympic.
[3] Druids reached the Welsh Cup final again the following year, this time to lose 1–0 to Oswestry White Stars in a replay.
[5] Although Roberts scored after seven minutes, Scotland equalised midway through the first half and ran out 4–1 winners to claim the trophy with three victories.
[7] This time, however, Everton were disqualified for fielding two professional players who had been registered as amateurs,[8] and the match was awarded to Bolton, who were then defeated 9–1 by Preston North End,[2] with Jimmy Ross scoring six goals.
[10] Bob Roberts made his League debut on 8 September 1888, playing at wing-half, at Pike's Lane, then home of Bolton Wanderers.
Bob Roberts played as a wing–half (20 appearances) in a Bolton Wanderers midfield that achieved big (three–League–goals–or–more) wins on five separate occasions.
[1] On completing his playing career, Roberts was briefly trainer to Leicester Fosse before returning to settle in the Wrexham area.