Connor Oliver
![]() Oliver warming up for North Ferriby United in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Connor Oliver[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 17 January 1994||
Place of birth | Newcastle, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Morpeth Town | ||
Youth career | |||
–2012 | Sunderland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
2014 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Blackpool | 10 | (0) |
2016 | → Morecambe (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2016–2017 | North Ferriby United | 33 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Halifax Town | 31 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Blyth Spartans | 35 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Gateshead | 23 | (3) |
2020– | Morpeth Town | 18 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:38, 28 January 2022 (UTC) |
Connor Oliver (born 17 January 1994) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a defender or a midfielder for Morpeth Town.
Career[]
Oliver was born in Newcastle, Tyne and Wear.[1] He began his career with Sunderland and after progressing thorough the youth teams before joining Hartlepool United on loan in March 2014.[2] He made his professional debut on 12 April 2014 in a 2–1 defeat against Chesterfield.[3]
On 9 January 2015, Oliver signed for Blackpool on an 18-month contract.[4] After Neil McDonald became the new manager at Blackpool, Oliver saw limited game time and in March 2016 was loaned out to League Two club Morecambe[5] for the rest of the season, debuting off the bench at halftime against Plymouth on 26 March.[6]
Oliver signed for newly promoted National League club North Ferriby United on 25 July 2016.[7]
In August 2018, Oliver joined Blyth Spartans.[8] He played for the club until 13 June 2019, where he joined Gateshead.[9]
On 4 August 2020, Oliver signed for Morpeth Town. [10]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 22 January 2022
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hartlepool United (loan) | 2013–14[11] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Blackpool | 2014–15[12] | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
2015–16[13] | League One | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
Morecambe (loan) | 2015–16[13] | League Two | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
North Ferriby United | 2016–17[14] | National League | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
Halifax Town | 2017–18[14] | National League | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
Blyth Spartans | 2018–19[14] | National League North | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
Gateshead | 2019–20[14] | National League North | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
Morpeth Town | 2020–21[15] | NPL Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
2021–22[16] | NPL Premier Division | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
Total | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
Career total | 158 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 182 | 5 |
- ^ Appearances in the Football League Trophy
- ^ Appearance in the FA Trophy
References[]
- ^ a b c "Connor Oliver". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Hartlepool Utd boss hopes to land Sunderland's Harrison and Oliver on loan". Hartlepool Mail. 26 March 2014. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Hartlepool 1–2 Chesterfield". BBC Sport. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Sene, Ferguson, Oliver and Henshall join Blackpool". BBC Sport. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Morecambe FC sign Blackpool midfielder Connor Oliver on loan". Morecambe F.C. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Morecambe new boy Connor Oliver playing for keeps after Blackpool move". The Visitor. Morecambe. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "North Ferriby United: Connor Oliver, Taron Hare and Jordan Cooke sign". BBC Sport. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ Midfielder Connor Oliver signs on the dotted line, blythspartans.com, 3 August 2018
- ^ Oliver becomes Heed's fifth summer signing, gateshead-fc.com, 13 June 2019
- ^ Connor Oliver: Midfielder joins Morpeth Town, morpethtownfc.com, 4 August 2020
- ^ "Games played by Connor Oliver in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Connor Oliver in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Connor Oliver in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d Connor Oliver at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Morpeth Town | Appearances | Connor Oliver | 2020-2021 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- ^ "Morpeth Town | Appearances | Connor Oliver | 2021-2022 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
External links[]
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne
- Footballers from Tyne and Wear
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Hartlepool United F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Morecambe F.C. players
- North Ferriby United A.F.C. players
- FC Halifax Town players
- Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players
- Gateshead F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Morpeth Town A.F.C. players
- English football defender, 1990s birth stubs