Oliver Gregory Shenton (born 6 November 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Leek Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver Gregory Shenton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leek Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2014 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2020 | Stoke City | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Wrexham (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Kidderminster (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2020–2024 | Chorley | 104 | (14) |
| 2024 | → Warrington Rylands (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2024– | Leek Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:11, 2 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editStoke City
editShenton was born in Blythe Bridge and joined the Stoke City Academy in 2004.[2] At 15 Shenton began playing regularly with the under-18s side and he signed a long-term contract with the club in September 2013.[2] In April 2014 he won the Generation Adidas Cup with Stoke City U17s.[3] He signed on scholarship forms in July 2014.[4] In 2014–15 pre-season Shenton began training with the first-team and played 30 minutes in a 0–0 draw with Burton Albion.[5] He began the 2014–15 season playing with the under-21s and scored on his debut in a 1–1 draw with Aston Villa.[6]
He made his professional debut on 27 August 2014, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute for Peter Odemwingie in a 3–0 win over Portsmouth in the Football League Cup second round.[7] After making his senior debut Shenton earned praise from assistant manager Mark Bowen for his performance.[8] On 25 November 2014 Shenton signed a professional contract with Stoke.[9] Shenton made his Premier League debut on 11 February 2015, coming on as an added-time substitute for Steven Nzonzi in a 4–1 home defeat against Manchester City.[10] The match came two days after the funeral of his mother; following the game Shenton swapped shirts with Frank Lampard.[11][12] Shenton signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract in January 2016 keeping him contracted at Stoke until the summer of 2020.[13]
On 20 January 2017 Shenton joined Wrexham on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.[14] Shenton played 17 times for the Dragons, scoring once against Braintree Town on 4 March 2017.[15]
On 30 August 2019, Shenton joined Kidderminster Harriers on a six-month loan.[16] This was extended for the remainder of the 2019–20 season.[17] Shenton scored three goals in 24 matches for Kidderminster until the season was ended early on 22 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[18]
Chorley
editShenton joined Chorley in June 2020.[19]
In March 2024, Shenton joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Warrington Rylands on loan until the end of the season.[20]
Personal life
editShenton attended Blythe Bridge High School and grew up supporting Stoke City.[4] His mother, Mandy, died of cancer in January 2015.[21]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 2014–15[24] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[25] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[26] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[27] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[28] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[29] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Stoke City U23 | 2016–17[26] | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18[26] | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19[28] | — | — | — | — | 4[a] | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Total | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |||||
| Wrexham (loan) | 2016–17[26] | National League | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |
| Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 2019–20[23] | National League North | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| Career total | 39 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 52 | 5 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
edit- ^ "List of players under written contract registered between 01/06/2017 and 30/06/2017" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 9. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Stoke swoop to tie-up young talent Shenton". Stoke Sentinel. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Generation adidas Cup 2014: Stoke City take title with shootout win over Real Salt Lake after 1-1 tie". MLS. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "Shenton Buzzing With Scholarship". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Potters Held To Goalless Draw". Stoke City F.C. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Potters U21s Open With A Draw". Stoke City F.C. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Stoke 3-0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "The Future Is Bright". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Shenton Signs Pro Contract". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Stoke 1-4 Man City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ "Touch of class from Frank Lampard as he swaps shirts with Olly Shenton". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "Frank Lampard gesture to grieving Stoke debutant hailed as 'class' by Mark Hughes". Independent. 13 February 2015. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: New Deal For Shenton". Stoke City. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ "Wrexham AFC sign Stoke City midfielder". Daily Post. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ "Braintree 1-2 Wrexham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Reds make double addition". Kidderminster Harriers. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Ollie extends Harriers loan". Kidderminster Harriers. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Stoke City youngster thanks club as he heads for career crossroads". Stoke Sentinel. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "SHENTON JOINS THE RANKS". Chorley FC. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Ollie Shenton heads out on loan to Warrington Rylands". www.chorleyfc.com. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Former beauty queen Mandy Shenton dies after 15-year cancer fight". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "Oliver Shenton". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ a b Ollie Shenton at Soccerway
- ^ "Games played by Ollie Shenton in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Ollie Shenton in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Games played by Ollie Shenton in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Ollie Shenton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ollie Shenton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Ollie Shenton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
External links
edit- Ollie Shenton at Soccerbase
