Lawrence Roberts was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward. He played local football for Renton

Renton F.C.

Renton Football Club was a prominent team in the early history of Scottish football. The club was based in the village of Renton, West Dunbartonshire...

 before joining Football League First Division

Football League First Division

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 side Burnley

Burnley F.C.

Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...

 in February 1920. Roberts made his debut for on 14 February 1920 in the 2–0 win over Manchester City

Manchester City F.C.

Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...

, but was replaced by James Twiss

James Twiss

James Twiss was an English professional association footballer who played as a centre forward. He played in The Football League for Burnley and Wigan Borough. He made 11 league appearances altogether, scoring four goals.-References:...

 for the following match against Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

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. He subsequently returned to Scotland, signing for Hamilton Academical

Hamilton Academical F.C.

Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Academical, or Accies, are a Scottish football club from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy. They remain the only professional club in British football to have...

 in the Scottish Football League

Scottish Football League

The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland, comprising theScottish First Division, Scottish Second Division and Scottish Third Division. From the league's foundation in 1890 until the breakaway Scottish Premier League was formed in 1998, the Scottish Football League...

later the same month.