James Anthony Roberts (born 21 June 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Havant & Waterlooville.
 Roberts playing for Oxford United in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Anthony Roberts[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke Mandeville, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Havant & Waterlooville | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| 2012–2014 | Oxford United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Oxford United | 30 | (3) |
| 2015 | → Chester (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Oxford City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Barnet (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Oxford City (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2017 | → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Guiseley (loan) | 18 | (3) |
| 2018 | Halesowen Town | 10 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | Hereford | 19 | (5) |
| 2019 | → Alvechurch (loan) | 7 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Spennymoor Town | 32 | (10) |
| 2020–2021 | Oxford City | 15 | (11) |
| 2021– | Havant & Waterlooville | 97 | (22) |
| 2022 | → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:20, 28 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Roberts made his first team debut for Oxford United as a substitute in a 5–1 away defeat on 11 October 2014 against Cambridge United at Abbey Stadium.[3] He made his first senior start, and scored his first two goals, in a first-round FA Cup win over Grimsby Town on 8 November 2014.[4] He was rewarded with his first league start the following week at York City, where his debut league goal won the game for Oxford.[5] He scored 5 goals in total in his inaugural season but, after not featuring in the opening 10 games of the following season, he was loaned to Chester for a month on 29 September 2015.[6] Roberts joined Oxford City on loan in January 2016, and then Barnet the following month.[7] Roberts joined Oxford City on loan for a second time in September 2016.[8] In February 2017 he joined Stalybridge Celtic on loan for the rest of the season.[9] Roberts joined Guiseley on a month's loan on 15 December 2017,[10] later extended until the end of the 2017–18 season.[11] At the end of the season, he was released by Oxford.[12]
After a short spell with Halesowen Town, Roberts joined Hereford on 24 October 2018.[13] On 28 March 2019, he was loaned out to Alvechurch until the end of the season.[14]
Having been released by Hereford, on 17 June 2019 Roberts joined Spennymoor Town.[15] The following season, he joined Oxford City.[16] After a prolific season, he joined divisional rivals Havant & Waterlooville for an undisclosed fee.[17]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 28 November 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oxford United | 2014–15[18] | League Two | 25 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 |
| 2015–16[19] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[20] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[21] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
| Chester (loan) | 2015–16[19] | National League | 6 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Oxford City (loan) | 2015–16 | National League South | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Barnet (loan) | 2015–16[19] | League Two | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxford City (loan) | 2016–17 | National League South | 15 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Stalybridge Celtic (loan) | 2016–17 | National League North | 14 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Guiseley (loan) | 2017–18 | National League | 18 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||
| Halesowen Town | 2018–19 | Southern League Premier Division Central | 10 | 6 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | ||
| Hereford | 2018–19 | National League North | 19 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 21 | 5 | ||
| Alvechurch (loan) | 2018–19[22] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 7 | 5 | — | — | 2[b] | 1 | 9 | 6 | ||
| Spennymoor Town | 2019–20 | National League North | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 36 | 11 | |
| Oxford City | 2020–21 | National League South | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | — | 3[c] | 1 | 23 | 16 | |
| Havant & Waterlooville | 2021–22[23] | National League South | 32 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 38 | 8 | |
| 2022–23[23] | National League South | 45 | 14 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 49 | 14 | ||
| 2023–24[23] | National League South | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
| Total | 97 | 22 | 8 | 3 | — | 3 | 0 | 108 | 25 | |||
| Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 2021–22[23] | National League South | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 273 | 71 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 306 | 83 | ||
References edit
- ^ James Roberts at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "James Roberts". Oxford United F.C. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ "Cambridge United 5–1 Oxford United". BBC Sport. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ "Grimsby 1–3 Oxford Utd". BBC Sport. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ^ "York City 0–1 Oxford Utd". BBC Sport. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ Pritchard, David (29 September 2015). "James Roberts to be loaned out by Oxford United". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ "James Roberts joins the Bees!". Barnet F.C. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ Pritchard, David (6 September 2016). "Oxford United loan James Roberts, Josh Ashby and Jonny Giles to Oxford City". Oxford Times. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Oxford United striker James Roberts joins Stalybridge Celtic on loan". Oxford Mail. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "James Roberts Joins Guiseley On Loan". Oxford United F.C. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Roberts Loan Extended". Oxford United F.C. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ Oxford United Announce Retained List
- ^ Griffiths, Jamie (24 October 2018). "Roberts and O'Sullivan Join The Bulls". Hereford F.C. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ Roberts Joins Alvechurch On Loan, herefordfc.co.uk, 28 March 2019
- ^ Goddard, Ben (17 June 2019). "James Roberts signs for Spennymoor Town". Hereford Times. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ Roberts, James (16 June 2020). "Ex-Oxford United striker James Roberts re-joins Oxford City". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Havant and Waterlooville FC Announce New Signing". www.havantandwaterloovillefc.co.uk. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Games played by James Roberts in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ a b c "Games played by James Roberts in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Games played by James Roberts in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ "Games played by James Roberts in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ "James Roberts - Alvechurch F.C. First Team".
- ^ a b c d James Roberts at Soccerway
External links edit
- James Roberts at Soccerbase
- James Roberts at Soccerway
- James Roberts at FootballDatabase.eu
