James ("Jim") Roberts (born 13 August 1948) is an Australian sports and recreation advocate, former association football player and former coach of the Australian national futsal team.
Born in Sydney, Roberts played association football for Sydney Prague and Bankstown City Football Club and then Canberra City FC and other clubs in Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory after he moved there in 1973.
In 1987, Roberts and Charles Perkins AO devised the first Aboriginal Futsal Cup with Canada and Roberts coached the first Australian Aboriginal indoor soccer select team.
[5][6] In 1985, Roberts became President of ACT Sports House, a position that he held until 2003.
[11] His son PJ is a former professional footballer and TV pundit in Asia.