Charlie Oliver (English footballer)

Charlie Oliver

Oliver playing for F.C. United of Manchester in 2024.
Personal information
Full name	Charles William Corrigan Oliver [1]
Date of birth	(1997-11-17) 17 November 1997 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth	Trafford, England
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	F.C. United of Manchester
Youth career
2005–2016	Manchester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Manchester City	0	(0)
2018	→ Fleetwood Town (loan)	1	(0)
2018–2019	→ Brentford (loan)	0	(0)
2019–2023	Southport	90	(4)
2023–	F.C. United of Manchester	49	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:39, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Charles William Corrigan Oliver (born 17 November 1997) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays for Northern Premier League Premier Division club F.C. United of Manchester as a defender.

Oliver is a product of the Manchester City Academy and began his professional career with the club. Following loan spells with Fleetwood Town and Brentford, he dropped into non-League football in 2019.

Career

Manchester City

A defender, Oliver joined the Manchester City Academy at the age of 8. ^[3] He progressed to sign a professional contract at the age of 18 and broke into the EDS. ^{[4] [5]} He made three appearances during the EDS' 2017–18 EFL Trophy campaign and on 31 January 2018, joined League One club Fleetwood Town on loan until the end of the 2017–18 season. ^[5] He made the first professional appearance of his career three days later, as a substitute for Conor McAleny after 44 minutes of a 3–2 defeat to Scunthorpe United. ^[6] It proved to be the only appearance of Oliver's spell, as he dropped out of the first team squad after the appointment of new head coach John Sheridan on 22 February 2018. ^{[2] [7]} Oliver played for the Development Squad in its run to the 2018 Lancashire Senior Cup Final and departed Highbury when his loan expired. ^{[8] [9]}

On 31 August 2018, Oliver joined the B team at Championship club Brentford on loan until 1 January 2019. ^[4] He made 15 appearances for the B team before the expiration of his loan. ^[10] He departed Manchester City at the end of 2018–19 season, when his contract expired. ^[11]

Southport

On 15 November 2019, Oliver joined National League North club Southport on a free transfer. ^[12] He remained at Haig Avenue until his release at the end of the 2022–23 season, ^{[13] [14] [15] [16]} by which time he had made 120 appearances and scored four goals. ^[17] Oliver was a part of the club's 2021–22 and 2022–23 Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy-winning squads. ^{[18] [19]}

F.C. United of Manchester

On 6 July 2023, Oliver transferred to Northern Premier League Premier Division club F.C. United of Manchester. ^[20] He made 47 appearances and scored two goals during a mid-table 2023–24 season and was a part of the Fenix Trophy-winning squad. ^{[21] [22] [23] [24]} Oliver was retained for the 2024–25 season. ^[25]

Personal life

Oliver attended St Bede's College. ^[26]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester City EDS	2017–18 [6]	—					3 [b]	0	3	0
Fleetwood Town (loan)	2017–18 [6]	League One	1	0	—		—		1	0
Southport	2019–20 [27]	National League North	15	0	—		4 [c]	0	19	0
	2020–21 [28]	—			2	0	3 [d]	0	5	0
	2021–22 [29]	National League North	40	1	5	0	7 [e]	0	52	1
	2022–23 [30]	National League North	35	3	1	0	8 [f]	0	44	3
	Total		90	4	8	0	22	0	120	4
F.C. United of Manchester	2023–24 [21]	Northern Premier League Premier Division	36	2	2	0	9 [g]	0	47	2
	2024–25 [31]	Northern Premier League Premier Division	13	0	1	0	2 [d]	0	16	0
	Total		49	2	3	0	11	0	63	2
Career total			140	6	11	0	36	0	187	6

1. Includes FA Cup
2. Appearances in EFL Trophy
3. 3 appearances in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Liverpool Senior Cup
4. Appearances in FA Trophy
5. 4 appearances in Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy, 3 appearances in FA Trophy
6. 5 appearances in Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy, 3 appearances in Liverpool Senior Cup
7. 6 appearances in Fenix Trophy, 2 appearances in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Manchester Premier Cup

Honours

Southport

• Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy: 2021–22, 2022–23 ^{[18] [19]}

F.C. United of Manchester

• Fenix Trophy: 2023–24 ^[24]

Individual

• Southport Player of the Month: October 2022 ^[32]

References

1. "List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/08/2018 and 31/08/2018". The Football Association. p. 28. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
2. Charlie Oliver at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
3. "Manchester City academy player Charlie Oliver interview". MCFC. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
4. "Brentford B agree loan deal for Charlie Oliver". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
5. "Charlie Oliver joins from Manchester City" . Retrieved 2 September 2018.
6. "Games played by Charlie Oliver in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
7. "John Sheridan confirmed as new Head Coach" . Retrieved 4 September 2018.
8. "Report: Youthful Town side lose out to Bury in Lancashire FA Cup final" . Retrieved 4 September 2018.
9. "Retained list: Eastham, Pond and Sowerby options activated" . Retrieved 4 September 2018.
10. "Read Archibald, Cole and Edobor updates as Oliver departs". www.brentfordfc.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
11. "2018/19 PL clubs publish released lists". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
12. "Signing | Charlie Oliver Joins". Southport Football Club. 15 November 2019. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
13. "Extensions | Oliver & Newell". Southport Football Club. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
14. "Squad Update". Southport Football Club. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
15. "Five More Players Extend Their Contracts". Southport Football Club. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
16. "Players Leaving The Club". Southport Football Club. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
17. "Charlie Oliver". Southport Central. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
18. "Match Details". SFC FPA. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
19. "Match Details". Southport Central. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
20. "New Signings : Charlie Oliver is a Red". fc-utd.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
21. "FC United of Manchester | Appearances | Charlie Oliver | 2023–2024". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
22. F.C. United of Manchester at the Football Club History Database
23. "Fixtures and Results – Men's Team 2023/24 Season". FC United of Manchester. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
24. "Match Report – Prague Raptors 0 – 4 FC United of Manchester – 12th May 2024". fc-utd.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
25. "Manager Neil Reynolds boosts his squad with several new recruits". fc-utd.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
26. "Educating City boys: The league leaders are taking the schooling of their academy players seriously, enrolling them at the high-flying St Bede's College in Manchester". The Independent. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
27. "Player Match Stats – Season: 2019/2020". SFC FPA. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
28. "Player Match Stats – Season: 2020/2021". SFC FPA. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
29. "Player Match Stats – Season: 2021/2022". SFC FPA. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
30. "Player Match Stats – Season: 2022/2023". SFC FPA. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
31. "FC United of Manchester | Appearances | Charlie Oliver". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
32. @southport_fc (5 November 2022). "Charlie Oliver wins the POTM for October!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

• Charlie Oliver at Soccerbase
• Charlie Oliver – UEFA competition record ( archive )