Mark Roberts (footballer, born 1983)
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Roberts playing for Stevenage Borough in the 2009 FA Trophy final | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Alan Roberts | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Northwich, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Leek Town (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2004 | → Vauxhall Motors (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | → Southport (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Chester City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Southport (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Halifax Town (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Northwich Victoria (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | Northwich Victoria | 20 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Accrington Stanley | 34 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Northwich Victoria (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Northwich Victoria | 20 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Stevenage Borough (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2013 | Stevenage | 189 | (21) |
| 2013–2015 | Fleetwood Town | 60 | (6) |
| 2015–2017 | Cambridge United | 57 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Forest Green Rovers | 14 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Warrington Town | 119 | (8) |
| Total | 573 | (46) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012 | Stevenage (caretaker) | ||
| 2013 | Stevenage (caretaker) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:39, 9 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Mark Alan Roberts (born 16 October 1983) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Roberts began his career at Crewe Alexandra's youth academy, signing a professional contract in 2003. He made six first-team appearances during seven years and was loaned out on six occasions, including to his hometown club, Northwich Victoria, whom he joined permanently in January 2007. After a brief spell back in the Football League with Accrington Stanley, he returned to Northwich before joining Stevenage Borough in November 2008. He was part of the team that won the FA Trophy in May 2009 and was appointed club captain ahead of the 2009–10 season. As captain, he led Stevenage to successive promotions from the Conference Premier to League One. Roberts made 237 appearances across five years, and also served twice as the club's caretaker manager.
In July 2013, Roberts joined Fleetwood Town, captaining them to League One via the play-offs in his first season. He then spent two years with Cambridge United and a season with Forest Green Rovers, before moving into non-League with Warrington Town in August 2018. Roberts captained the club to a Northern Premier League play-off victory in his first season and made 144 appearances over four years, retiring from playing in 2022.