Morgan Roberts

Morgan Alfie Roberts (born 07 November 2000) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a winger for Brackley Town.

Morgan Roberts
Personal information
Full name Morgan Alfie Roberts[1]
Date of birth (2000-12-20) 20 December 2000[2]
Place of birth Northampton, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Winger[4]
Team information
Current team
 Brackley Town
Youth career
2009–2018 Northampton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Northampton Town 6 (0)
2019 → AFC Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 5 (1)
2019–2020 → Banbury United (loan) 8 (3)
2020 → Brackley Town (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2022 Banbury United 42 (20)
2022–2023 Swindon Town 7 (0)
2023 → Aldershot Town (loan) 4 (0)
2023– Brackley Town 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:24, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Roberts joined Northampton Town's youth academy in 2009, after beginning at Northampton Soccer Stars, prior to being promoted into the first-team squad nine years later.[2][5] Roberts was an unused substitute for an EFL League One match with Blackpool in April 2018, which preceded his professional debut on 5 May during a 2–2 draw at Sixfields Stadium with Oldham Athletic; the club's 2017–18 finale as they suffered relegation.[3][6] He signed a new contract with Northampton on 17 May.[7]

On 11 October 2019, Roberts headed off on loan to AFC Rushden & Diamonds of the Southern League.[8] He won man of the match in two of his first three appearances for them.[9] He scored his first senior goal on 22 October, netting against Banbury United; a team he would later join.[10] Roberts made a second one-month loan move of the season to a Southern League Premier Central team, this time in the shape of Banbury United on 12 November 2019; joining up with brother Connor.[11] On 12 December 2020, Roberts joined National League North team Brackley Town on loan for a month.[12]

On 7 July 2021, Roberts rejoined former club Banbury United on a permanent deal.[13] The 2021–22 season saw success for Banbury as they were promoted to the sixth tier of English football for the first time in their history.[14]

On 1 September 2022, Roberts returned to the Football League when he joined EFL League Two club Swindon Town.[15] The move came after an impressive opening month of the season that saw Roberts saw four goals, ultimately being awarded the National League North Player of the Month award for August 2022.[16]

In February 2023, Roberts signed for National League club Aldershot Town on loan until the end of the season but returned to Swindon Town the following month due to lack of game time.[17] [18]

Roberts was released by Swindon Town upon the conclusion of the 2022/23 season and subsequently re-joined Brackley Town on a permanent basis in June 2023.[19]

International career

Roberts was called up to a training camp with the Wales U21s in March 2019.[20]

Personal life

He attended Kingsthorpe Grove and Northampton School for Boys as a pupil.[5] His father, Gareth, is a former semi-professional footballer, while brother Connor is a current footballer.[5]

Career statistics
As of 21 March 2021.[3][21][22]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Northampton Town 2017–18 League One 1000000010
2018–19 League Two 3000001[lower-alpha 1]040
2019–20 1010102[lower-alpha 1]050
2020–21 League One 1010203[lower-alpha 1]070
Total 60203060170
AFC Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 2019–20 Southern League 5100003[lower-alpha 2]081
Banbury United (loan) 83003000113
Brackley Town (loan) 2020–21 National League North 1000002[lower-alpha 2]030
Career total 2042060110394
Notes
  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  2. Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.

Honours

Banbury United

Individual

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  2. "Morgan Roberts - Midfielder". Northampton Town F.C. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  3. "England - M. Roberts". Soccerway. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  4. "Roberts 'really enjoying' Banbury spell after another man of the match display". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. "Getting to know... Cobblers' academy graduate Morgan Roberts". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  6. "Sean Whaler and Morgan Roberts to travel as part of 20 man squad". Northampton Town F.C. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  7. "Academy products Morgan Roberts and Sean Whaler sign professional contracts". Northampton Town F.C. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  8. "Diamonds Announce Two Loan Signings". AFC Rushden & Diamonds. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  9. "Peaks hails 'excellent' Roberts as Cobblers teenager sparkles again for Diamonds". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  10. "Roberts nets the winner and Hughes also impresses in Diamonds victory". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  11. "MORGAN ROBERTS JOINS UNITED ON LOAN FROM NORTHAMPTON TOWN Signings". Banbury United. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  12. "YOUNG DUO MAKE LOAN MOVES". Northampton Town. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  13. Roberts, James (7 July 2021). "Banbury re-sign ex-Northampton Town winger Morgan Roberts". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  14. "It's Championship Success For Banbury!". southern-football-league.co.uk. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  15. "Swindon complete Morgan Roberts signing". www.swindontownfc.co.uk. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  16. "Top Trio Handed August's National League North Accolades". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  17. "NEW SIGNING: MORGAN ROBERTS". www.theshots.co.uk. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  18. "Morgan Roberts returns to club and Wynn-Davis heads to Wantage". www.swindontownfc.co.uk. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  19. "NEW SIGNING: MORGAN ROBERTS SIGNS FOR BRACKLEY TOWN". Brackley Town F.C. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  20. "Page highlights pathway for new look U21 squad". Football Association of Wales. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  21. "Player Profiles". AFC Rushden & Diamonds. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  22. "Morgan Roberts - Banbury United Football Club First Team". Banbury United. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
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