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[2]
Place of birth Stoke Mandeville, England
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Oxford City (on loan from Oxford United)
Youth career
0000–2012 Wycombe Wanderers
2012–2014 Oxford United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Oxford United 29 (3)
2015Chester (loan) 6 (1)
2016Oxford City (loan) 4 (0)
2016Barnet (loan) 2 (0)
2016–Oxford City (loan) 8 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:26, 13 November 2016 (UTC).


James Anthony Roberts (born 21 June 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for Oxford United 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]

Career statistics

As of match played November 2016.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oxford United 2014–15[9] League Two 253120000265
2015–16[10] 4000000040
2016–17[11] League One 0000001010
Total 293120010315
Chester (loan) 2015–16[10] National League 610061
Oxford City (loan) 2015–16 National League South 401050
Barnet (loan) 2015–16[10] League Two 200020
Oxford City (loan) 2016–17 National League South 801090
Career total 494120030536

    References

    1. "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 11 December 2014. (registration required (help)).
    2. "James Roberts". Oxford United F.C. 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!
    8. Oxford United loan James Roberts, Josh Ashby and Jonny Giles to Oxford City
    9. "Games played by James Roberts in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
    10. 1 2 3 "Games played by James Roberts in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
    11. "Games played by James Roberts in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
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