| James Roberts | |
| Upright: | 0.9 |
| Full Name: | James Anthony Roberts |
| Birth Date: | 21 June 1996[1] |
| Birth Place: | Stoke Mandeville, England |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Hampton & Richmond Borough |
| Youthyears1: | –2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Wycombe Wanderers |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Oxford United |
| Years1: | 2014–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Oxford United |
| Caps1: | 30 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Chester (loan) |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2016 |
| Clubs3: | → Oxford City (loan) |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2016 |
| Clubs4: | → Barnet (loan) |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs5: | → Oxford City (loan) |
| Caps5: | 15 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2017 |
| Clubs6: | → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) |
| Caps6: | 14 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs7: | → Guiseley (loan) |
| Caps7: | 18 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Years8: | 2018 |
| Clubs8: | Halesowen Town |
| Caps8: | 10 |
| Goals8: | 6 |
| Years9: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs9: | Hereford |
| Caps9: | 19 |
| Goals9: | 5 |
| Years10: | 2019 |
| Clubs10: | → Alvechurch (loan) |
| Caps10: | 7 |
| Goals10: | 5 |
| Years11: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs11: | Spennymoor Town |
| Caps11: | 32 |
| Goals11: | 10 |
| Years12: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs12: | Oxford City |
| Caps12: | 15 |
| Goals12: | 11 |
| Years13: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs13: | Havant & Waterlooville |
| Caps13: | 120 |
| Goals13: | 26 |
| Years14: | 2022 |
| Clubs14: | → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) |
| Caps14: | 5 |
| Goals14: | 2 |
| Years15: | 2024– |
| Clubs15: | Hampton & Richmond Borough |
| Caps15: | 10 |
| Goals15: | 5 |
| Club-Update: | 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.
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.[2] 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.[3] He was rewarded with his first league start the following week at York City, where his debut league goal won the game for Oxford.[4] 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.[5] Roberts joined Oxford City on loan in January 2016, and then Barnet the following month.[6] Roberts joined Oxford City on loan for a second time in September 2016.[7] In February 2017 he joined Stalybridge Celtic on loan for the rest of the season.[8] Roberts joined Guiseley on a month's loan on 15 December 2017,[9] later extended until the end of the 2017–18 season.[10] At the end of the season, he was released by Oxford.[11]
After a short spell with Halesowen Town, Roberts joined Hereford on 24 October 2018.[12] On 28 March 2019, he was loaned out to Alvechurch until the end of the season.[13]
Having been released by Hereford, on 17 June 2019 Roberts joined Spennymoor Town.[14] The following season, he joined Oxford City.[15] After a prolific season, he joined divisional rivals Havant & Waterlooville for an undisclosed fee.[16]
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.[17] Having scored four goals in three league matches, he was named National League Player of the Month for September 2024.[18]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Oxford United | 2014–15 | League Two | 25 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | |
| 2015–16 | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 5 | |||
| Chester (loan) | 2015–16 | 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 | 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[19] | Southern League Premier Division Central | 7 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | |||
| Spennymoor Town | 2019–20 | National League North | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 36 | 11 | ||
| Oxford City | 2020–21 | National League South | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 23 | 16 | ||
| Havant & Waterlooville | 2021–22 | National League South | 32 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 38 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | National League South | 45 | 14 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 49 | 14 | |||
| 2023–24 | National League South | 43 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 44 | 7 | |||
| Total | 120 | 26 | 8 | 3 | — | 3 | 0 | 131 | 29 | ||||
| Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 2021–22 | National League South | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 296 | 75 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 329 | 87 | |||
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