Connor Oliver
 Oliver warming up for North Ferriby United in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Connor Oliver[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newcastle Blue Star | ||
| 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) |
| 2020–2022 | Morpeth Town | 24 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | North Shields | 34 | (5) |
| 2023– | Newcastle Blue Star | 14 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:55, 8 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Connor Oliver (born 17 January 1994) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a defender or a midfielder for Newcastle Blue Star.
Career
[edit]Oliver was born in Newcastle, Tyne and Wear.[1] He began his career with Sunderland and then progressed through 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]
On 29 June 2022, Oliver signed for North Shields. [11]
On 22 December 2023, Oliver signed for Newcastle Blue Star as part of the swap deals with North Shields. [12]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 18 April 2022
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hartlepool United (loan) | 2013–14[13] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Blackpool | 2014–15[14] | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[15] | 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[15] | League Two | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| North Ferriby United | 2016–17[16] | National League | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| Halifax Town | 2017–18[16] | National League | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Blyth Spartans | 2018–19[16] | National League North | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| Gateshead | 2019–20[16] | National League North | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| Morpeth Town | 2020–21[17] | NPL Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[18] | NPL Premier Division | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 164 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Football League Trophy
- ^ Appearance in the FA Trophy
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ [1], northshieldsfc.co.uk, 29 June 2022
- ^ [https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2023-12-15/north-shields-fc-fighting-for-future-amid-impossible-financial-situation
- ^ "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
[edit]
- Connor Oliver at Soccerbase
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's 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
- Morpeth Town A.F.C. players
- North Shields F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Northern Premier League players
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- English football defender, 1990s birth stubs