Gary Roberts

Gareth Michael Roberts (born 18 March 1984) is an English professional football coach and former player, who is a first-team coach at side Chesterfield.

Roberts has played in both the English football league system (playing in the Football League and Conference) as well as playing in the Welsh Premier League, and has played in all three divisions of the Football League.

Roberts was capped four times for England C when playing at semi-professional level.

Born in Liverpool, Roberts begin his career with the Liverpool Academy but was dropped in 2001.

He then went on to play for the youth teams at two Welsh clubs Denbigh Town and Bala Town.

He then went on to play first team football for three Welsh clubs.

Signing for Rhyl in 2003 where he played three times before moving on to Welsh Premier League side Bangor City where he played 22 times scoring once between 2003 and 2004.

He then moving to Welshpool Town for the 2004–2005 season where he played 20 times scoring nine goals.

Roberts signed for Conference National side Accrington Stanley in the second half of the 2004–05 season.

He made his Stanley debut in their 2–1 home win over Morecambe on 19 March 2005.

His first goal for them came in their 2–2 home draw with York City on 28 March 2005.

He made his first start of the 2005–06 season in their 1–0 home victory over Canvey Island on the opening day of the season.

Roberts scored his first goal of the 2005–06 season in Stanley's 4–2 win over Crawley Town on 17 September 2005.

Roberts was part of the Accrington Stanley side that won the 2005–06 Conference National Championship after playing 42 league games scoring 13 goals.

Roberts played his first game of the 2006–07 season for Stanley in on the opening day of the season in Stanley's 2–0 away defeat to Chester City.

His first goal of the season came in their 1–1 home draw with Rochdale on 26 August 2006.

Roberts was then loaned out to Football League Championship side Ipswich Town, after making 14 league appearances and scoring eight times for Stanley in the 2006–07 season.

The loan move was made permanent in the January transfer window of the same season.

He moved to Ipswich Town on loan from Accrington Stanley in October 2006.

He made his debut in 3–2 loss at home to Preston North End on 17 October 2006.

He scored his first goal for Ipswich against Derby County in November 2006.

He played 14 times scoring two goals during his loan spell there, impressing enough to earn a permanent four-year deal with the club in January 2007.

He started the 2007–08 season with a goal in the 4–1 win over Sheffield Wednesday but seen lost his place in the side having to settle for coming on as a substitute of being left on the bench.

Roberts played an extra three matches for Ipswich before the end of the season, bringing his season total to 21 for the 2007–08 season with only 10 being start and 11 coming off the bench.

On 12 February 2008, Roberts joined League One side Crewe Alexandra on a one-month loan, joining another Gary Roberts at the club.

He made his first appearances for the club in their 1–0 win over Leyton Orient on 12 February 2008.

Roberts made four appearances for Crewe before returning to Ipswich in March.

Roberts then left Ipswich in August 2008 to join League one side Huddersfield Town after making 44 appearances scoring four times in the league between 2006 and 2008.

At the end of the 2007–08 season, Roberts was transfer listed and joined Huddersfield Town on 29 July 2008 for a fee of around £250,000.

He along with five other players made his Huddersfield Town debut in the 1–1 draw against Stockport County at the Galpharm Stadium on 9 August 2008.

On 12 August, he scored his first two goals in the 4–0 win against local rivals Bradford City in the first round of the League Cup to send Huddersfield through to the second round.

His first league goal for Huddersfield was a consolation goal in their 3–1 defeat by Milton Keynes Dons on 23 August 2008.

On 25 April 2009, he won three awards at the club's Player of the Year Awards.

He won the Best Goal for his goal against Hereford United in December, the Fan's Players of the Season and the Player's Player of the Season awards.

As well as being top goal scorer with 11 goals in all competitions.

Roberts signed a new three-year deal with Huddersfield Town on 2 July 2009.

Roberts made his first start of the 2009–10 season in Huddersfield's 2–2 opening day draw away at Southend United, he scored his first goal of the 2009–10 season for the Terriers in their 7–1 home win over Brighton & Hove Albion.

Town won by a four or more goal margin on five occasion when Roberts scored in the 2009–10 season including a 7–1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion in August, a 4–0 win over Leyton Orient in October, two goals in Towns 6–1 FA Cup win over Dagenham & Redbridge in November, one week later in their 6–0 thumping of Wycombe Wanderers as well as in their 6–0 away win at Stockport County in April 2010.

Roberts was given a retrospective red card after Town's game with Bristol Rovers forcing him to miss the Terriers' next three games.

He also scored an 85-minute equalizing goal over Huddersfield Town's local rivals Leeds United.