Sam Slocombe

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Sam Slocombe
Personal information
Full name Sam Oliver Slocombe [1]
Date of birth (1988-06-05) 5 June 1988 (age 37) [1]
Place of birth Scunthorpe, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Notts County (first-team coach)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–2008 Bottesford Town
2008–2015 Scunthorpe United 115 (0)
2015–2016 Oxford United 23 (0)
2016–2017 Blackpool 34 (0)
2017–2019 Bristol Rovers 25 (0)
2018–2019 → Lincoln City (loan) 0 (0)
2019–2025 Notts County 147 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:21, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Sam Oliver Slocombe (born 5 June 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently first-team coach at Notts County.

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He began his career with Bottesford Town in the Northern Counties East Football League. In 2008, he moved to his hometown club Scunthorpe United. Slocombe had made over 130 appearances for Scunthorpe and was the club's longest-serving player, before being released by them in 2015.

Career

Scunthorpe United

Slocombe was born in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. [1] On 15 August 2008, he signed with League One side Scunthorpe United from Bottesford Town for £3,000 and a pre-season friendly. [2] He made his first team debut on 22 September 2009, in a League Cup clash with Port Vale, replacing Joe Murphy, following a 25th minute injury to Murphy. He made his league debut in the Championship match against Blackpool on 7 November 2009, replacing Michael O'Connor after Murphy was sent off for deliberate handball. [3] On 5 May 2015 it was announced that Slocombe wouldn't be offered a new deal and was free to leave the club. [4]

Oxford United

Slocombe signed for Oxford United, then in League Two, on a two-year contract on 12 June 2015 which was announced by two young fans called Ben and Daniel Mathews. [5]

Blackpool

On 19 July 2016, shortly after leaving Oxford United by mutual consent, Slocombe signed a one-year deal with League Two club Blackpool. His contract has an option of a further twelve months.

Bristol Rovers

On 6 July 2017, after being released by Blackpool, Slocombe signed for Bristol Rovers on a free transfer. He was one of two keepers signed by Rovers on this day, with Adam Smith joining him. He made his debut in Rovers' third game of the season, a 3–2 victory away at Bury. [6] On 21 August 2018, Slocombe joined League Two side Lincoln City on an initial seven-day emergency loan deal. [7] His loan spell was terminated with Lincoln on 9 January 2019. [8] Slocombe was one of 9 players who departed the club at the end of their contract at the end of the 2018–19 season. [9] [10]

Notts County

On 1 August 2019, Slocombe signed for National League side Notts County. [11]

On 20 May 2025, Notts County said the player would be released in June when his contract expired. [12]

Coaching career

On 22 June 2025, Notts County announced that Slocombe would be remaining with the club in the role of first-team coach to the newly appointed Martin Paterson. [13]

Career statistics

As of end of 2024–25 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Scunthorpe United 2008–09 [14] League One 0000000000
2009–10 [15] Championship 100010—20
2010–11 [16] Championship200010—30
2011–12 [17] League One2802000—300
2012–13 [18] League One29010201 [a] 0330
2013–14 [19] League Two 46020101 [a] 0500
2014–15 [20] League One905010—150
Total115010060201330
Oxford United 2015–16 [21] League Two23020201 [a] 0280
Blackpool 2016–17 [22] League Two34050205 [b] 0460
Bristol Rovers 2017–18 [23] League One23000202 [c] 0270
2018–19 [24] League One2000000020
Total250002020290
Lincoln City (loan) 2018–19 [24] League Two0000104 [c] 050
Notts County 2019–20 [25] National League 29030—3 [d] 0350
2020–21 [26] National League37000—4 [e] 0410
2021–22 [27] National League20000—5 [f] 0250
2022–23 [28] National League39000—2 [g] 0410
2023–24 [29] League Two14000102 [c] 0170
2024–25 [30] League Two8000103 [c] 0120
Total147030201901710
Career total34402001503304130
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Two appearances in the EFL Trophy and three in the League Two play-offs
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs
  5. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs
  6. ↑ Four appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League play-offs
  7. ↑ Appearance(s) in National League play-offs

Honours

Scunthorpe United

Oxford United

Blackpool

Notts County

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 381. ISBN   978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. ↑ "It's a dream move – Slocombe". Scunthorpe United F.C. 15 August 2008. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Football – Championship – Blackpool 4–1 Scunthorpe". 7 November 2009.
  4. ↑ "Iron Announce Retained List". Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Oxford United: Goalkeeper Sam Slocombe arrives on free transfer". BBC Sport. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Bury 2–3 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Sam Slocombe: Lincoln City sign Bristol Rovers goalkeeper on an emergency loan". BBC Sport. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Slocombe returns to Rovers". Lincoln City F.C. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "Retained List". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 8 May 2019. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "Bristol Rovers: Chris Lines heads list of nine players to leave League One club". BBC Sport. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Zoumana Bakayogo & Sam Slocombe: Notts County sign former Tranmere defender and ex-Bristol Rovers keeper". OXFORD Sport. 1 August 2019.
  12. ↑ "David McGoldrick: Notts County's veteran striker offered a new deal". BBC Sport. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "HEAD COACH: MARTIN PATERSON". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk. 22 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  14. ↑ "Squad stats: 2008/09". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Sam Slocombe in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Sam Slocombe in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Sam Slocombe in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Sam Slocombe in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Sam Slocombe in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Sam Slocombe in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Sam Slocombe in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Sam Slocombe in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Sam Slocombe in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  24. 1 2 "Games played by Sam Slocombe in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Sam Slocombe in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Sam Slocombe in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Sam Slocombe in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Sam Slocombe in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Sam Slocombe in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Sam Slocombe in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  31. ↑ Anderson, John, ed. (2014). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2014–2015. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 310–311. ISBN   978-1-4722-1251-1.
  32. ↑ Cartwright, Phil (3 April 2016). "Johnstone's Paint Trophy final: Barnsley 3–2 Oxford United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  33. ↑ Law, James (28 May 2017). "Blackpool 2–1 Exeter City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  34. ↑ Aloia, Andrew (13 May 2023). "Chesterfield 2–2 Notts County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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