Jason Roberts

Jason Roberts
MBE
Roberts warming up for Blackburn Rovers in 2009
Personal information
Full name Jason Andre Davis Roberts[1]
Date of birth (1978-01-25) 25 January 1978 (age 47)
Place of birth Park Royal, London, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Hayes 35 (11)
1997–1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
1997–1998 → Torquay United (loan) 14 (6)
1998 → Bristol City (loan) 3 (1)
1998–2000 Bristol Rovers 78 (38)
2000–2004 West Bromwich Albion 89 (24)
2003–2004 → Portsmouth (loan) 10 (1)
2004–2006 Wigan Athletic 93 (37)
2006–2012 Blackburn Rovers 134 (24)
2012–2014 Reading 28 (6)
Total 484 (148)
International career
1998–2008 Grenada 15 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jason Roberts (born 25 January 1978) is a retired Grenadian football player.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3][4]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hayes 1995–96[5][6] Isthmian League Premier Division 0 0 0 0 — — 5[a] 1 5 1
1996–97[7][8] Football Conference 28 6 2 0 — — 8[b] 4 38 10
1997–98[9] Football Conference 7 5 — — — — 7 5
Total 35 11 2 0 — — 13 5 50 16
Torquay United (loan) 1997–98 Third Division 14 6 — — — 1[c] 0 15 6
Bristol City (loan) 1997–98 Second Division 3 1 — — — — 3 1
Bristol Rovers 1998–99 Second Division 37 16 5 7 2 0 — 1[c] 0 45 23
1999–2000 Second Division 41 22 1 0 4 3 — 2[c] 0 48 25
Total 78 38 6 7 6 3 — 3 0 93 48
West Bromwich Albion 2000–01 First Division 43 14 1 0 4 2 — 2[d] 1 50 17
2001–02 First Division 14 7 3 0 0 0 — — 17 7
2002–03 Premier League 32 3 2 0 0 0 — — 34 3
Total 89 24 6 0 4 2 — 2 1 101 27
Portsmouth (loan) 2003–04 Premier League 10 1 0 0 2 3 — — 12 4
Wigan Athletic 2003–04 First Division 14 8 — — — — 14 8
2004–05 Championship 45 21 1 0 0 0 — — 46 21
2005–06 Premier League 34 8 3 2 6 4 — — 43 14
Total 93 37 4 2 6 4 — — 103 43
Blackburn Rovers 2006–07 Premier League 18 4 3 1 1 0 3[e] 0 — 25 5
2007–08 Premier League 26 3 0 0 1 0 4[f] 2 — 31 5
2008–09 Premier League 26 7 4 0 0 0 — — 30 7
2009–10 Premier League 29 5 0 0 2 0 — — 31 5
2010–11 Premier League 25 5 2 0 0 0 — — 27 5
2011–12 Premier League 10 0 0 0 2 1 — — 12 1
Total 134 24 9 1 6 1 7 2 — 156 28
Reading 2011–12 Championship 17 6 — — — — 17 6
2012–13 Premier League 11 0 0 0 1 1 — — 12 1
2013–14 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 28 6 0 0 1 1 — — 29 7
Career total 484 148 27 10 25 14 7 2 19 6 562 180
  1. ↑ Four appearances and one goal in Middlesex Senior Cup, one appearance in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Four appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, two appearances and three goals in Middlesex Senior Cup, one appearance in Conference League Cup, one appearance in Isthmian League Charity Shield
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearances in First Division play-offs
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  6. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in Intertoto Cup, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[10]
National team Year Apps Goals
Grenada 1998 2 4
1999 3 2
2000 2 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 5 4
2005 0 0
2006 0 0
2007 0 0
2008 4 4
Total 16 14
Scores and results list Grenada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Roberts goal.
List of international goals scored by Jason Roberts[10]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 April 1998 Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's  Anguilla 1–0 14–1 1998 Caribbean Cup
2 8–0
3 12–0
4 18 April 1998 Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's  Guyana 1–0 2–1 1998 Caribbean Cup
5 3 June 1999 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain  Guadeloupe 2–1 1999 Caribbean Cup
6 7 June 1999 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain  Jamaica 1–0 1–2 1999 Caribbean Cup
7 14 March 2004 Blairmont Community Centre, Blairmont  Guyana 2–1 3–1 2006 World Cup qualifier
8 20 May 2004 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana  Cuba 1–2 2–2 Friendly
9 2 June 2004 Tanteen Recreation Ground, St. George's  Saint Lucia 1–0 2–0 Friendly
10 20 June 2004 Grenada National Stadium, St. George's  United States 1–1 2–3 2006 World Cup qualifier
11 26 March 2008 Grenada National Stadium, St. George's  U.S. Virgin Islands 1–0 10–0 2010 World Cup qualifier
12 2–0
13 10 June 2008 Grenada National Stadium, St. George's  Jamaica 2–1 2–1 Friendly
14 14 June 2008 Grenada National Stadium, St. George's  Costa Rica 2–0 2–2 2010 World Cup qualifier

Honours

Reading

References

  1. ↑ Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. p. 197. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
  2. ↑ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  3. ↑ 1st Team Profiles – Jason Roberts Archived 21 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine Blackburn Rovers FC
  4. ↑ "The English National Football Archive". www.enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  5. ↑ "Results and Fixtures 1995/96". Hayes Football Club Official Programme. vs Yeovil Town. 27 April 1996.
  6. ↑ "Appearances and Goalscorers". Hayes Football Club Official Match-Day Programme. vs Bath City. 26 April 1997.
  7. ↑ "Results and Fixtures 1996/97". Hayes Football Club Official Match-Day Programme. vs Bath City. 26 April 1997.
  8. ↑ "Games and Goals". Hayes Football Club Official Match-Day Programme. vs Rushden & Diamonds (Spalding Challenge Cup). 7 October 1997.
  9. ↑ "Hayes 97/98 Progress". Hayes Football Club Official Match-Day Programme. vs Rushden & Diamonds (Spalding Challenge Cup). 7 October 1997.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Jason Roberts". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 September 2020.