Deane Smalley

Deane Smalley

Smalley with Oldham Athletic in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Deane Alfie Michael Smalley [1]
Date of birth	(1988-09-05) 5 September 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Chadderton, England [2]
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Avro
Youth career
0000–2007	Oldham Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2011	Oldham Athletic	105	(10)
2010	→ Rochdale (loan)	3	(0)
2010–2011	→ Chesterfield (loan)	28	(12)
2011–2014	Oxford United	81	(13)
2012	→ Bradford City (loan)	13	(0)
2014–2016	Plymouth Argyle	19	(2)
2016	→ Newport County (loan)	3	(0)
2018–2019	Chester	17	(1)
2019	Hyde United	8	(2)
2019–2020	Abbey Hey
2020–2023	Wythenshawe Town
2023–	Avro	13	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:25, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Deane Alfie Michael Smalley (born 5 September 1988) is an English professional footballer who is currently signed to Avro. ^[3] His career saw him play as a striker before converting to playing as a centre-back later in his career. ^[4]

Career

Born in Chadderton, Greater Manchester, Smalley began his career with Oldham Athletic and regularly featured in the reserve squad, before making two appearances with the first at the end of the 2006–07 season. His first team debut came on 24 February 2007 in a 1–0 loss to Blackpool. ^[5]

Smalley's first goal for the club came on 14 August 2007 in a 4–1 win versus Mansfield Town in the League Cup. ^[6] On 28 August 2007, Smalley made his first start in a 3–0 loss to Burnley in the League Cup. ^[7] On 26 April 2008, Smalley scored his first league goal for Oldham Athletic in a 2–1 win versus Cheltenham Town. ^[8]

He joined Rochdale on a month-long loan on 23 September 2010 ^[9] before joining Chesterfield on loan on 1 November. ^[10]

At the end of the 2010–11 season he was offered a new contract by Oldham, but instead he rejected it to sign for Oxford United on a two-year contract. As Smalley was under the age of 24, Oldham Athletic were entitled to compensation from Oxford and agreed an undisclosed figure with the club. ^[11]

He signed on loan for Bradford City in January 2012. ^{[12] [13] [14]} He made his debut against Burton Albion, coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute for Nahki Wells. ^[15] He returned to Oxford at the end of the season after making 13 appearances for Bradford.

On 25 August 2012, he scored twice as Oxford beat Plymouth Argyle 2–1 at the Kassam Stadium. ^[16] After a poor injury-hit season, Smalley signed a new one-year deal with Oxford on reduced terms. He repaid the faith shown in him by scoring two goals in a 4–1 away victory over Portsmouth on the opening day of the 2013–14 season. ^[17]

He signed for Plymouth Argyle on 20 May 2014, scoring his first goal for the club in a 1-1 League 2 draw with Stevenage. In December 2014 he suffered cruciate ligament injuries and only returned to the match day squad in November 2015, 11 months later, in a league game against Leyton Orient. ^[18]

On 21 January 2016 Smalley joined Newport County on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season. He made his Newport debut in the starting line up versus Dagenham & Redbridge on 23 January 2016.

In the summer of 2018 he signed for Chester after a successful trial with the club. ^[19]

On 13 February 2019, Smalley signed with Hyde United where he linked up with his brother Dom Smalley. ^[20] He played 8 games for the club, scoring two goals, before joining Abbey Hey on 3 August 2019. ^[21] In December 2020, he switched to North West Counties Football League Premier Division rivals Wythenshawe Town. ^[22]

On the 4th July 2023, Smalley signed for Avro FC along with his brother Dom. https://www.avrofc.co.uk/smalleys-sign-up-for-2023-24-season/

Career statistics

As of 26 October 2013 ^[23]

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Oldham Athletic	2006–07	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2007–08	37	2	5	0	2	1	0	0	44	3
	2008–09	34	5	2	0	2	0	1	0	39	5
	2009–10	29	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	30	3
	2010–11	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
Rochdale (loan)	2010–11	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Chesterfield (loan)	2010–11	28	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	12
Oxford United	2011–12	22	1	1	0	1	0	2	1	26	2
Bradford City (loan)	2011–12	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
Oxford United	2012–13	27	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	28	5
	2013–14	32	7	5	2	1	0	1	0	39	9
Career total		230	35	15	2	7	1	5	1	257	39

Honours

Chesterfield

• Football League Two: 2010–11

References

1. "List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/10/2010 and 31/10/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 June 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
2. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 510. ISBN   978-0-7553-6356-8.
3. "England – Deane Smalley – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
4. Thrower, Alex (8 March 2022). "Player of the Month Awards announced for February". North West Counties Football League. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
5. "Oldham 0–1 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 7 February 2007. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
6. "Oldham 4–1 Mansfield". BBC Sport. 14 August 2007. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
7. "Burnley 3, Oldham 0". Pendle Today. 28 August 2007. Archived from the original on 5 October 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
8. "Oldham 2–1 Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 28 April 2007. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
9. "Rochdale sign Oldham forward Deane Smalley on loan". BBC Sport. 23 September 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
10. "Chesterfield sign Oldham duo Lomax and Smalley on loan". BBC Sport. 1 November 2010. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
11. "Oxford United to sign Oldham striker Deane Smalley". BBC Sport. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
12. "Smalley signs on loan". Bradford City A.F.C. 19 January 2012. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
13. "Bradford City sign Oxford United striker Deane Smalley on loan". BBC Sport. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
14. Simon Parker (19 January 2012). "Striker Deane Smalley joins Bradford City on loan". Bradford City A.F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
15. "Bradford 1–1 Burton" BBC Sport. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
16. Oxford United 2–1 Plymouth, BBC Sport, 25 August 2012, archived from the original on 27 August 2012, retrieved 26 August 2012
17. "Portsmouth 1−4 Oxford Utd". BBC Sport. 3 August 2013. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
18. "Captain Curtis' strike ensures Pilgrims stay two points clear". Plymouth Herald. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
19. "Anthony Johnson on Chester FC striker search and update on Deane Smalley". Chester Chronicle. 22 August 2018. Archived from the original on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
20. REVIEW OF THE SEASON Archived 28 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine , chesterfc.com, 15 February 2019
21. Abbey Hey FC – BREAKING NEWS #22 DEANE SMALLEY ... Archived 1 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine , facebook.com, 3 August 2019
22. "Smalley makes the switch". Wythenshawe Town. 30 December 2020. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
23. Deane Smalley at Soccerbase

External links

• Deane Smalley profile at Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
• Deane Smalley at Soccerbase
• Deane Smalley at Soccerway