Mark Roberts

Nationality
scoScotland
Position
Forward
Past Teams
Airdrieonians, Clyde, Falkirk, Glenafton Athletic, Hurlford United, Kilmarnock, Partick Thistle, Queens Park, Raith Rovers, Troon Football Club

Mark Roberts is a Scottish football player and coach.

Roberts’ playing career was mainly based in Scottish football, with spells at Kilmarnock, Partick Thistle and Ayr United. In 2012, Roberts was appointed Player / Manager of Ayr United, a position he held until his departure from the club in 2014. He then had a stint as Head Coach of Queen’s Park.

NAME: Mark Roberts
POSITION: Forward
DATE OF BIRTH: 29th October 1975
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PREVIOUS CLUBS: Kilmarnock

Raith Rovers (loan)

Falkirk

Airdrieonians

Shelbourne

St. Mirren

Airdrie United

Partick Thistle

Ayr United

Clyde

Hurlford United

Troon F.C.

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BIOGRAPHY

Roberts spent his youth career with Bellfield Boys Club in Kilmarnock during the 1991–92 season. He signed for Kilmarnock F.C. at the start of the 1992–93 season and stayed for 8 seasons. Roberts made 101 league appearances and scored 15 league goals. During 1999, Roberts was loaned out to Raith Rovers by Kilmarnock, where he made 3 league appearances and scored one league goal.

Roberts signed for Falkirk at the start of the 2000–01 season and stayed for one season, where he made 25 league appearances and scored 9 league goals.

He then signed for Airdrieonians at the start of the 2001–02 season and made 36 league appearances and scored 12 league goals. Airdrieonians went out of business at the end of the season.

He then signed for Dublin club Shelbourne. He played in the League of Ireland Premier Division in the summer of 2002.

Roberts signed for Paisley club St Mirren in the January 2003 transfer window for the remainder of the 2002–03 season. He made 13 league appearances and scored 3 league goals for the Paisley club.

Roberts signed for Airdrie United at the start of the 2003–04 season and stayed for two seasons, where he made 62 league appearances and scored 3 league goals.

Roberts signed for Partick Thistle at the start of the 2005–06 season. Roberts scored a brace in his first game against Dumbarton. Roberts scored 22 goals during his first season at Firhill, as Partick Thistle gained promotion to the Scottish First Division via the play-offs. Roberts was one of 5 nominees for the Scottish First Division Player of the Year Award for the 2006–07 season. Roberts made 104 league appearances for Partick Thistle in his 4 seasons at the club and scored 30 league goals, as well as 17 goals in other competitions. His 47 goals for Thistle ensured that the Jags fans would hold him in high regard long after he left the club, particularly as many saw him as the player that led Thistle to promotion to the First Division.

Roberts signed for Ayr United in January 2009. On 18 September 2010, Roberts made history when he scored three penalty kicks for Ayr in a league fixture with East Fife. Roberts was sent off after a confrontation whilst celebrating his third. On 18 January 2011, Roberts scored the goal that sent SPL side Hibernian out of the Scottish Cup. On 15 May 2012, it was announced that Ayr would not renew the contract of Brian Reid, and that Roberts would replace him as manager for the 2012–13 season. Despite, winning the League 1 manager of the month award in August of the same year, Roberts was sacked by Ayr United in December 2014, with the club sitting in ninth place out of 10 clubs in Scottish League One.

On 27 February 2015, Roberts signed for Scottish League Two club Clyde, having already played three times for the club as a trialist.

After leaving a coaching role with Clyde in August 2016, Roberts resumed his playing career at Junior side Hurlford United.

Roberts joined Queen’s Park in August 2018 as an assistant to Gus MacPherson. After MacPherson left the club to join St. Mirren in September 2018 he took caretaker charge and was then appointed head coach on 12 October. Roberts left Queen’s Park by mutual consent in December 2019.

On 5 February 2020, Roberts rejoined Hurlford United.

McBookie SJFA West Premiership

SeasonClubGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed CardsAppearancesWin RatioDraw RatioLoss RatioOwn Goals
2019-20Troon Football Club000000000

Scottish Communities Cup

SeasonClubGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed CardsAppearancesWin RatioDraw RatioLoss RatioOwn Goals
2019-20Hurlford United000000000

South Challenge Cup

SeasonClubGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed CardsAppearancesWin RatioDraw RatioLoss RatioOwn Goals
2020-21Troon Football Club000000000

West of Scotland Football League

SeasonClubGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed CardsAppearancesWin RatioDraw RatioLoss RatioOwn Goals
2020-21Troon Football Club00001100.000.000.000