James Roberts (footballer, born 1996)

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 28) [2]
Place of birth	Stoke Mandeville, England
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Hampton & Richmond Borough
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)
2021–2024	Havant & Waterlooville	120	(26)
2022	→ Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan)	5	(2)
2024–	Hampton & Richmond Borough	10	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:28, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

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

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]

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]

In June 2024, Roberts returned to Hampton & Richmond Borough on a permanent basis having enjoyed a short loan spell with the club two years prior. ^[18] Having scored four goals in three league matches, he was named National League Player of the Month for September 2024. ^[19]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Oxford United	2014–15 [20]	League Two	25	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	26	5
	2015–16 [21]	League Two	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2016–17 [22]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2017–18 [23]	League One	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 [21]	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 [21]	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 [24]	Southern League Premier Division Central	7	5	—		—		2 [lower-alpha 2]	1	9	6
Spennymoor Town	2019–20	National League North	32	10	3	1	—		1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	36	11
Oxford City	2020–21	National League South	15	11	5	4	—		3 [lower-alpha 3]	1	23	16
Havant & Waterlooville	2021–22 [25]	National League South	32	5	5	3	—		1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	38	8
	2022–23 [25]	National League South	45	14	3	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	49	14
	2023–24 [25]	National League South	43	7	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	44	7
	Total		120	26	8	3	—		3	0	131	29
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan)	2021–22 [25]	National League South	5	2	—		—		—		5	2
Career total			296	75	17	10	0	0	16	2	329	87

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in Southern League play-offs
3. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Individual

• National League Player of the Month: September 2024 ^[19]

References

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. "JAMES ROBERTS IS A BEAVER ONCE MORE". hamrichfc.com. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
19. "September's Shining Stars Are Honoured With Player Awards!". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
20. "Games played by James Roberts in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
21. "Games played by James Roberts in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
22. "Games played by James Roberts in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
23. "Games played by James Roberts in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
24. "James Roberts - Alvechurch F.C. First Team".
25. James Roberts at Soccerway

External links

• James Roberts at Soccerbase
• James Roberts at Soccerway