James Roberts (footballer, born 1996)

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James Roberts
Roberts playing for Oxford United in 2014
Personal information
Full name James Anthony Roberts[1]
Date of birth (1996-06-21) 21 June 1996 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Stoke Mandeville, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Havant & Waterlooville
Number 21
Youth career
0000–2012 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)

James Anthony Roberts (born 21 June 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Havant & Waterlooville.

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 statistics
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
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in Southern League play-offs
  3. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References[edit]

  1. ^ James Roberts at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ "James Roberts". Oxford United F.C. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Cambridge United 5–1 Oxford United". BBC Sport. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Grimsby 1–3 Oxford Utd". BBC Sport. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  5. ^ "York City 0–1 Oxford Utd". BBC Sport. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  6. ^ Pritchard, David (29 September 2015). "James Roberts to be loaned out by Oxford United". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  7. ^ "James Roberts joins the Bees!". Barnet F.C. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  8. ^ Pritchard, David (6 September 2016). "Oxford United loan James Roberts, Josh Ashby and Jonny Giles to Oxford City". Oxford Times. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Oxford United striker James Roberts joins Stalybridge Celtic on loan". Oxford Mail. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  10. ^ "James Roberts Joins Guiseley On Loan". Oxford United F.C. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Roberts Loan Extended". Oxford United F.C. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  12. ^ Oxford United Announce Retained List
  13. ^ Griffiths, Jamie (24 October 2018). "Roberts and O'Sullivan Join The Bulls". Hereford F.C. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  14. ^ Roberts Joins Alvechurch On Loan, herefordfc.co.uk, 28 March 2019
  15. ^ Goddard, Ben (17 June 2019). "James Roberts signs for Spennymoor Town". Hereford Times. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  16. ^ Roberts, James (16 June 2020). "Ex-Oxford United striker James Roberts re-joins Oxford City". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Havant and Waterlooville FC Announce New Signing". www.havantandwaterloovillefc.co.uk. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Games played by James Roberts in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  19. ^ a b c "Games played by James Roberts in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  20. ^ "Games played by James Roberts in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  21. ^ "Games played by James Roberts in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  22. ^ "James Roberts - Alvechurch F.C. First Team".
  23. ^ a b c d James Roberts at Soccerway

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