Staff · Unattached

Mark Roberts

Born 29 Oct 1975 · Irvine (age 49)

  • Scotland
  • Continental Pro License
  • Staff

Personality calc

  • Fairly Determined

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2025

Current ability
73 of 200
Best job (calc)
96 Assistant Manager First Team
World reputation
1,5000 / 5 calc
Current reputation
3,650
Wage
—
Contract until
—

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
Standard
Pressing style
Balanced
Mentality
Balanced
Coaching style
Attacking

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking12
  • Directness8
  • Pressing11
  • Sitting back—
  • Tempo12
  • Width14
  • Depth9
  • Flamboyancy—
  • Flexibility—

Team management

  • Free roles—
  • Marking—
  • Offside trap—
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation—
  • Use of playmaker—
  • Use of substitutes—
  • Dirtiness allowance—

Stored preferences and tactical tendencies. Each tendency uses the game’s 1–20 scale.

Staff attributes

Coaching 12

  • Attacking12
  • Defending4
  • Fitness10
  • Mental9
  • Tactical6
  • Technical9
  • Working with youngsters13
  • GK distribution—
  • GK handling—
  • GK shot stopping1
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination15
  • Discipline10
  • Man management10
  • Motivating9

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability9
  • Judging player potential11
  • Judging staff ability—
  • Tactical knowledge11
  • Negotiating—
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy—
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business—
  • Buying players9
  • Hardness of training12
  • Interference—
  • Mind games—
  • Patience—
  • Resources—
  • Versatility8
  • Eccentricity—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability10
  • Ambition13
  • Controversy5
  • Loyalty15
  • Pressure13
  • Professionalism13
  • Sportsmanship13
  • Temperament14

Stored staff attributes, 1–20. A dash means the attribute is not recorded for this person in this build.

Coaching stars (calc)

  • Overall2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • Quickness3 of 5 stars3
  • Strength3 of 5 stars3
  • GK shot stopping1.5 of 5 stars1.5
  • GK handling——
  • Defending (tactical)2 of 5 stars2
  • Defending (technical)2 of 5 stars2
  • Possession (tactical)2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • Possession (technical)2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • Attacking (tactical)3 of 5 stars3
  • Attacking (technical)3 of 5 stars3

Calculated by fm-reader per training category, as FM shows them. Missing ratings remain blank.

Job ratings (calc)

JobRatingStars calc Preference
Assistant Manager First Team962 of 5 stars20
Manager First Team932 of 5 stars20
Coach First Team651.5 of 5 stars15
Scout60.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Performance Analyst First Team60.5 of 5 stars—
Director of football50.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development50.5 of 5 stars—
Technical Director50.5 of 5 stars—
Loan Manager50.5 of 5 stars—
Set Piece Coach (First Team)50.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team40.5 of 5 stars—

Calculated by fm-reader (1–200); preference is the stored 1–20 wish for the job.

Staff profile

Coaching badge
Continental Pro License
Potential ability
100
Best job (calc)
Assistant Manager First Team
Home reputation
3,650
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Personality (calc)
Fairly Determined
Media handling (calc)
—

What the best job values

Assistant Manager First Team: stored job weights
AttributeWeight
Judging player ability4
Man management4
Motivating4
Determination3
Judging player potential3
Tactical knowledge3
Attacking2
Defending2
Mental2
Tactical2
Technical2
Judging staff ability1
Negotiating1

The game’s stored attribute weights for the job type of this person’s calculated best job. Weights are 1–10; these are weighting inputs, not attribute or job ratings.

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Mark
Last name
Roberts
Common name
—
Date of birth
29 Oct 1975 age 49 at game start
Place of birth
Irvine
Nationality
Scotland
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
English

Contract

Club
Unattached last club Glenafton Athletic
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
19 Nov 2023
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
—
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—

Playing career

34
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2020 Troon — 10 £0
2019 Hurlford United Mcbookie.com Super Premier Division 10 Unknown fee
2017 Hurlford United Mcbookie.com Super Premier Division 142 £0
2016 Hurlford United Mcbookie.com Super Premier Division 163 Unknown fee
2015 Clyde William Hill League 2 00 £0
2014 Clyde William Hill League 2 101 Unknown fee
2014 Ayr United William Hill League 1 00 £0
2013 Ayr United William Hill League 1 70 Unknown fee
2012 Ayr United William Hill League 1 150 Unknown fee
2011 Ayr United William Hill Championship 358 Unknown fee
2010 Ayr United William Hill League 1 3221 Unknown fee
2009 Ayr United William Hill Championship 338 Unknown fee
2008 Ayr United William Hill League 1 145 Unknown fee
2008 Partick Thistle William Hill Championship 140 £0
2007 Partick Thistle William Hill Championship 295 Unknown fee
2006 Partick Thistle William Hill Championship 3215 Unknown fee
2005 Partick Thistle William Hill League 1 2910 Unknown fee
2005 Airdrieonians William Hill Championship 20 £0
2004 Airdrieonians William Hill Championship 202 Unknown fee
2003 Airdrieonians William Hill League 1 301 Unknown fee
2002 St Mirren William Hill Championship 143 Unknown fee
2002 Shelbourne F.C. SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division 246 Unknown fee
2001 Airdrieonians (Ext.) William Hill Championship 3612 £0
2000 Falkirk William Hill Championship 268 £0
1999 Raith Rovers Loan William Hill Championship 31 Unknown fee
1999 Kilmarnock William Hill Premiership 20 £0
1998 Kilmarnock William Hill Premiership 223 Unknown fee
1997 Kilmarnock William Hill Premiership 327 Unknown fee
1996 Kilmarnock William Hill Premiership 112 Unknown fee
1995 Kilmarnock William Hill Premiership 110 Unknown fee
1994 Kilmarnock William Hill Premiership 41 Unknown fee
1993 Kilmarnock William Hill Premiership 132 Unknown fee
1992 Kilmarnock William Hill Championship 50 Unknown fee
1991 Kilmarnock William Hill Championship 10 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)53834/34 recorded12634/34 recorded

Up to 200 stored seasons. The site's sums cover the displayed rows only; missing appearances and goals are excluded separately.

Honours

WinnerWilliam Hill League 11×2004
WinnerKDM Evolution Trophy1×2001
Runner-UpKDM Evolution Trophy1×2003
Playoff WinnerWilliam Hill League 12×2009, 2011
Playoff WinnerWilliam Hill Championship1×2006

Grouped by the site from the stored career highlights (winners, runners-up, third place, play-off winners).

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Scotland000 / 0

Staff career

7
  1. Glenafton Athletic

    29 Aug 2023 – 19 Nov 2023

    Manager First Team

  2. Glenafton Athletic

    2 Mar 2022 – 29 Aug 2023

    Assistant Manager First Team

  3. Queen's Park

    12 Oct 2018 – 31 Dec 2019

    Manager First Team

  4. Queen's Park

    20 Sep 2018 – 12 Oct 2018

    Caretaker Manager

  5. Queen's Park

    21 Aug 2018 – 12 Oct 2018

    Assistant Manager First Team

  6. Clyde

    27 Feb 2015 – 31 Aug 2016

    Player/Coach First Team

  7. Ayr United

    1 Jun 2012 – 16 Dec 2014

    Player/Manager First Team

Up to 200 stored career entries. A missing departure date remains unknown.

Career highlights

10
12 May 2012RelegatedAyr UnitedWilliam Hill Championship
22 May 2011Playoff WinnerAyr UnitedWilliam Hill League 1
1 May 2010RelegatedAyr UnitedWilliam Hill Championship
24 May 2009Playoff WinnerAyr UnitedWilliam Hill League 1
14 Jun 2006Playoff WinnerPartick ThistleWilliam Hill Championship
15 May 2004WinnerAirdrieoniansWilliam Hill League 1
26 Oct 2003Runner-UpAirdrieoniansKDM Evolution Trophy
14 Oct 2001WinnerAirdrieoniansKDM Evolution Trophy
28 Aug 1993First Senior Club GoalKilmarnockWilliam Hill Premiership v Rangers
4 Feb 1991Senior Club DebutKilmarnockScottish Gas Men's Scottish Cup v Meadowbank Thistle

Favourite clubs

Kilmarnock Player75
Ayr United Player75
Airdrieonians Player60

About this record

  1. calc marks a calculated figure. Position and role ratings, values, personality, job ratings and stars come from fm-reader.
  2. A dash means this build does not store the value. Numeric zero is shown as stored.
  3. Ages, employment and contracts are at game start, 1 Jul 2025.