fullname years death_date clubs caps birth_place goals position birth_date article_title name
joseph roulson 1912 -- 1923 1923 -- 1924 1924 -- 1925 1952 1891 birmingham swansea town clapton orient 116 49 16 sheffield , england 4 2 0 wing half 7 october 1891 joe roulson
 joe roulson
joe roulson

joseph `` joe '' roulson -lrb- 7 october 1891 -- 1952 -rrb- was an english professional footballer who played as a right half .
he played for birmingham both before and after the first world war , making 125 appearances in all competitions , and helped them win the championship of the football league second division in 1920 -- 21 .
roulson , a native of sheffield , became a steelworker , and signed for birmingham from his works team , cammell laird .
he was a competitive , `` hard-man '' type of half-back , similar to his team-mate percy barton .
after leaving birmingham he played for swansea town and clapton orient and then returned to sheffield .
he died in 1952 , aged about 60 .
