Personal information | |||
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Full name | Oliver Lewis Norburn [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 26 October 1992||
Place of birth | Bolton, England [1] | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Blackpool | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
Chelsea | |||
2009–2011 | Leicester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2012 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
2011 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Bristol Rovers | 51 | (3) |
2014–2015 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Guiseley | 20 | (3) |
2016–2017 | Macclesfield Town | 24 | (5) |
2017–2018 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | (4) |
2018–2021 | Shrewsbury Town | 92 | (16) |
2021–2023 | Peterborough United | 44 | (0) |
2023– | Blackpool | 22 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Grenada | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 3 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:49, 26 July 2021 (UTC) |
Oliver Lewis Norburn (born 26 October 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Blackpool. Born in England, he plays for the Grenada national team. He made his debut for the team in 2021 and played at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
In his career, he played in the English Football League for Bristol Rovers, Plymouth Argyle and Shrewsbury Town, as well as in the National League for Guiseley, Macclesfield Town, Tranmere Rovers and Peterborough United.
Norburn played as a youth team player with Chelsea before moving to Leicester City, where he graduated through to the professional ranks in 2011. [3] He joined Bristol Rovers on a month-long loan deal in late September 2011, [4] later extended to three months, where he played alongside fellow on-loan Leicester teammate Cian Bolger. [3]
He made his debut in senior football on 14 October 2011, when he was an 86th-minute substitute for Bristol Rovers in a 5–2 victory over Rotherham United. [5] By the end of December, Norburn return to Leicester City after his loan-spell at Bristol Rovers finish and spend the rest of the season staying at Leicester City. On 3 July Norburn signed for Bristol Rovers on a permanent basis and agreed to sign a one-year deal with the option for a further 12 months with the club. [6] On the opening game of the season, Norburn made his debut in a 2–0 loss against Oxford United and two months later, he scored his first goal in a 3–1 win over Northampton Town. [7] His second goal came on 5 February 2013, in a 1–1 draw against Cheltenham Town and his third was followed up a month later, in a 2–1 win over Exeter City. At the end of the 2012–13 season, Norburn was offered a new contract by the club, [8] which he signed a one-year contract extension on 24 June 2013. [9]
In 2013–14 season, Norburn had his first team opportunities limited, making sixteen appearances. On 4 April 2014, he left Bristol Rovers by mutual consent. First team manager Darrell Clarke said of Norburn leaving: "Ollie has left the club, and that was mutually agreed. For whatever reason it has not gone well for Ollie this season. Ollie has a chance now to try and earn himself a contract at another club, and we wish him well and thank him for his efforts." [10]
On 23 July 2014, Norburn signed for Plymouth Argyle as a free agent on a one-year deal. He was released by Plymouth at the end of the 2014–15 season having failed to establish himself in the first team. [11] He started training with Guiseley in late 2015 and then signed for the club after impressing manager Mark Bower in the sessions. [12] On 27 February 2016 Norburn scored a controversial goal for Guiseley in a National League match against Braintree Town, after Braintree Town had put the ball out for a player to receive treatment. The goal stood and Guiseley drew the game 1–1. [13]
Norburn joined Macclesfield Town of the same league in July 2016. [14] He scored eight goals in his sole season with the Silkmen, including one in each leg of their FA Trophy semi-final win over Tranmere Rovers and one more in the 3–2 loss to York City in the final, before signing a three-year contract with Tranmere. [15]
On 9 August 2018, after winning promotion to League Two with Tranmere via the play-offs, he signed a three-year deal to move to Shrewsbury Town, led by his former Macclesfield manager John Askey. [16] He signed a new contract with Shrewsbury in July 2019. [17]
On 10 August 2021, Norburn joined newly promoted EFL Championship club Peterborough United on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. [18]
On 14 December 2021, Norburn was made captain of Peterborough United replacing Mark Beevers.
On 29 June 2023, Norburn joined EFL League One club Blackpool. [19]
On 9 November 2019, Norburn was called up to the Grenada national team, for which he qualifies through his paternal grandfather, for upcoming fixtures in the CONCACAF Nations League. [20] He debuted with Grenada in a 4–0 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup loss to Honduras on 14 July 2021. [21]
Norburn and his fiancée have a daughter. A son died in infancy in September 2020. [22]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Leicester City | 2011–12 [23] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Bristol Rovers (loan) | 2011–12 [23] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
Bristol Rovers | 2012–13 [24] | League Two | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 |
2013–14 [25] | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
Total | 51 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 4 | ||
Plymouth Argyle | 2014–15 [26] | League Two | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 19 | 0 |
Guiseley | 2015–16 [27] [28] | National League | 20 | 3 | — | — | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
Macclesfield Town | 2016–17 [29] [28] | National League | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 [lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 29 | 8 | |
Tranmere Rovers | 2017–18 [30] [28] | National League | 42 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 48 | 4 | |
Shrewsbury Town | 2018–19 [31] | League One | 41 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 49 | 11 |
2019–20 [32] | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
2020–21 [33] | 34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 38 | 4 | ||
Total | 92 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 111 | 18 | ||
Peterborough United | 2021–22 [34] | Championship | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |
Career total | 284 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 333 | 37 |
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