Connor Oliver (born 17 January 1994) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a defender or a midfielder for Newcastle Blue Star.

Connor Oliver
Oliver warming up for North Ferriby United in 2017
Personal information
Full name Connor Oliver[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Newcastle, England
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Newcastle Blue Star
Youth career
0000–2012 Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Sunderland 0 (0)
2014Hartlepool United (loan) 3 (0)
2015–2016 Blackpool 10 (0)
2016Morecambe (loan) 5 (0)
2016–2017 North Ferriby United 33 (1)
2017–2018 Halifax Town 31 (0)
2018–2019 Blyth Spartans 35 (1)
2019–2020 Gateshead 23 (3)
2020–2022 Morpeth Town 24 (1)
2022–2023 North Shields 34 (5)
2023– Newcastle Blue Star 14 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:55, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Oliver was born in Newcastle, Tyne and Wear.[1] He began his career with Sunderland and then progressed through youth teams before joining Hartlepool United on loan in March 2014.[2] He made his professional debut on 12 April 2014 in a 2–1 defeat against Chesterfield.[3]

On 9 January 2015, Oliver signed for Blackpool on an 18-month contract.[4] After Neil McDonald became the new manager at Blackpool, Oliver saw limited game time and in March 2016 was loaned out to League Two club Morecambe[5] for the rest of the season, debuting off the bench at halftime against Plymouth on 26 March.[6]

Oliver signed for newly promoted National League club North Ferriby United on 25 July 2016.[7]

In August 2018, Oliver joined Blyth Spartans.[8] He played for the club until 13 June 2019, where he joined Gateshead.[9]

On 4 August 2020, Oliver signed for Morpeth Town.[10]

On 29 June 2022, Oliver signed for North Shields. [11]

On 22 December 2023, Oliver signed for Newcastle Blue Star as part of the swap deals with North Shields. [12]

Career statistics

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As of match played 18 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hartlepool United (loan) 2013–14[13] League Two 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Blackpool 2014–15[14] Championship 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2015–16[15] League One 4 0 1 0 1 0 2[a] 0 8 0
Total 10 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 14 0
Morecambe (loan) 2015–16[15] League Two 5 0 5 0
North Ferriby United 2016–17[16] National League 33 1 1 0 1[b] 0 35 1
Halifax Town 2017–18[16] National League 31 0 1 0 1 0 33 0
Blyth Spartans 2018–19[16] National League North 35 1 1 0 3 0 39 1
Gateshead 2019–20[16] National League North 23 3 1 0 0 0 24 3
Morpeth Town 2020–21[17] NPL Premier Division 4 0 1 0 2 0 7 0
2021–22[18] NPL Premier Division 20 1 2 0 3 0 25 1
Total 24 1 3 0 0 0 5 0 32 1
Career total 164 6 8 0 1 0 12 0 185 5
  1. ^ Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in the FA Trophy

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Connor Oliver". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Hartlepool Utd boss hopes to land Sunderland's Harrison and Oliver on loan". Hartlepool Mail. 26 March 2014. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Hartlepool 1–2 Chesterfield". BBC Sport. 12 April 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Sene, Ferguson, Oliver and Henshall join Blackpool". BBC Sport. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Morecambe FC sign Blackpool midfielder Connor Oliver on loan". Morecambe F.C. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Morecambe new boy Connor Oliver playing for keeps after Blackpool move". The Visitor. Morecambe. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  7. ^ "North Ferriby United: Connor Oliver, Taron Hare and Jordan Cooke sign". BBC Sport. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  8. ^ Midfielder Connor Oliver signs on the dotted line, blythspartans.com, 3 August 2018
  9. ^ Oliver becomes Heed's fifth summer signing, gateshead-fc.com, 13 June 2019
  10. ^ Connor Oliver: Midfielder joins Morpeth Town, morpethtownfc.com, 4 August 2020
  11. ^ [1], northshieldsfc.co.uk, 29 June 2022
  12. ^ [https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2023-12-15/north-shields-fc-fighting-for-future-amid-impossible-financial-situation
  13. ^ "Games played by Connor Oliver in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  14. ^ "Games played by Connor Oliver in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Connor Oliver in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  16. ^ a b c d Connor Oliver at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  17. ^ "Morpeth Town | Appearances | Connor Oliver | 2020-2021 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  18. ^ "Morpeth Town | Appearances | Connor Oliver | 2021-2022 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
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