James Roberts (footballer, born 1996)
 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 | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| 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) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:12, 21 May 2018 (UTC) | |||
James Anthony Roberts (born 21 June 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Career
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]
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 April 2018.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oxford United | 2014–15[13] | League Two | 25 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 |
| 2015–16[14] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[15] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[16] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
| Chester (loan) | 2015–16[14] | 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[14] | 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 | ||
| Career total | 89 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 95 | 12 | ||
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
- ↑ James Roberts at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ↑ "James Roberts". Oxford United F.C. 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 Feb 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
- ↑ "Games played by James Roberts in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 "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.
External links
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