Luke Oliver

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Luke Oliver
Personal information
Full name Luke John Oliver [1]
Date of birth (1984-05-01) 1 May 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Acton, England [2]
Position(s) Centre Back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2004 Wycombe Wanderers 4 (0)
2004–2005 Woking 41 (5)
2005–2006 Yeovil Town 3 (0)
2005 → Woking (loan) 13 (0)
2006–2009 Stevenage Borough 76 (4)
2007 → Salisbury City (loan) 10 (2)
2009–2010 Wycombe Wanderers 31 (0)
2010 → Bradford City (loan) 7 (2)
2010–2014 Bradford City 100 (2)
2014–2015 Forest Green Rovers 31 (1)
2015–2016 Aldershot Town 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:25, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Luke John Oliver (born 1 May 1984) is an English footballer who last played as a defender for Aldershot Town.

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Career

He signed for Wycombe in January 2009 from Stevenage Borough. [3] Either a centre back or centre forward, Oliver is an imposing player in the air and makes good use of his size in both positions, he also shows good skill on the ball and a decent turn of pace. At the beginning of the 2009–10 season Oliver started as first choice centre back alongside captain Michael Duberry after an impressive pre-season, replacing Leon Johnson. Oliver joined Bradford City on a month's loan in March 2010, joining up with manager Peter Taylor once more – who had managed Oliver at both Stevenage Borough and Wycombe. [4] [5] He signed permanently for Bradford on a free transfer at the end of the season. [6] Oliver was one of five players to be sent off after the post match brawl against Crawley Town on 27 March 2012. [7] He was named Player of the Year on 24 April, receiving 6 awards at the club's annual awards night, including Player's Player of the Year. [8] On 22 June 2012, Oliver signed a new two-year contract with the club, which was promoted to League One at the end of the season. [9]

In January 2014 he left the club by mutual consent. On 3 February 2014, he joined Forest Green Rovers on a deal until the end of the season with an option for a further year. [10] He made his debut for the club on 18 February 2014 in a 2–2 draw with Aldershot Town. [11] Only two days later, on 20 February 2014, he took up the option of extending his contract with the club that would see him commit to Forest Green until the summer of 2015. [12] He scored his first goal for Forest Green on 9 December 2014 with the winning goal against his former club, Woking in a 2–1 home victory. [13] On 4 May 2015, it was confirmed that he was one of six Forest Green players that had been released. [14] He signed for Aldershot Town in the summer of 2015. [15]

Career statistics

As of 16 April 2016 [16]
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wycombe Wanderers 2002–03 2000000020
2003–04 2000000020
Woking 2003–04 2000000020
2004–05 395100030435
Yeovil Town 2005–06 3000000030
Woking (loan) 2005–06 130200010160
Stevenage 2006–07 262100021293
2007–08 164000010174
2008–09 220100000230
Salisbury City (loan) 2007–08 102000000102
Wycombe Wanderers 2008–09 8000000080
2009–10 230101000250
Bradford City (loan) 2009–10 7200000072
Bradford City 2010–11 421101010451
2011–12 391300041462
2012–13 150002000170
2013–14 4000000040
Forest Green Rovers 2013–14 110000000110
Forest Green Rovers 2014–15201000030230
Aldershot Town 2015–16 180100010200
Career total329161104014235318

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References

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  2. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 437. ISBN   978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. ↑ "Defender Oliver rejoins Wycombe". BBC Sport. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "Bantams bring in Oliver". Sky Sports. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  5. ↑ "Bradford City sign Wycombe defender Luke Oliver on loan". BBC Sport. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  6. ↑ "Bradford City sign Oliver, Threlfall and Saxton". BBC Sport. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  7. ↑ "Bradford 1–2 Crawley" BBC Sport. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  8. ↑ "Oliver crowned Player of the Year" Bradford City F.C. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  9. ↑ "Oliver signs up" Bradford City F.C. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  10. ↑ "Forest Green sign former Bradford City defender". BBC Sport. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  11. ↑ "Aldershot Town 2–2 Forest Green". BBC Sport. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  12. ↑ "Forest Green Rovers take up contract extension option". BBC Sport. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  13. ↑ "Forest Green 2–1 Woking". BBC Sport. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "Forest Green: Six players released following play-off failure". BBC Sport. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  15. ↑ "Luke Oliver: Aldershot sign ex-Forest Green defender". BBC Sport. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  16. ↑ Luke Oliver at Soccerbase
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