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David Roper (footballer)

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David Roper
Personal information
Full name David Roper[1]
Date of birth (1944-09-26)26 September 1944
Place of birth Ilkley, England
Date of death November 2005(2005-11-00) (aged 61)
Place of death Leeds, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Salts
1962–1963 Bradford City 13 (0)
International career
England Youth
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Roper (26 September 1944 – November 2005) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

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Born in Ilkley, Roper joined Bradford City from Salts in September 1962.[1][2] He made making 13 league and 3 FA Cup appearances for the club,[3] before leaving in 1963.[2]

He was also an England Youth international.[1]

Sources

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  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "David Roper". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b Frost, p. 406
  3. ^ Frost, p. 387