Oliver Lobley (born 23 March 2004) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Northern Premier League Division One East club Sherwood Colliery.

Oliver Lobley
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-03-23) 23 March 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Walesby, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Sherwood Colliery
Youth career
Scunthorpe United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Scunthorpe United 1 (0)
2022 Belper Town 4 (0)
2022–2023 Retford
2023– Sherwood Colliery
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:46, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Lobley joined Scunthorpe United at under-15 level.[1] On 7 May 2022, Lobley made his league debut for Scunthorpe where he scored an own goal in a 7–0 loss against Bristol Rovers and was substituted after 27 minutes.[2] On 10 May 2022, Scunthorpe announced Lobley was one of four second year scholars to be released by the club.[3]

On 27 July 2022, Lobley joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Belper Town.[4] Lobley made four league appearances for Belper; he was sent off in his final match for the club – a 5–0 defeat against Warrington Rylands 1906 on 27 August 2022.[5] He later moved to Retford in November and scored on his debut in a 2–1 win against Armthorpe Welfare on 6 November 2022.[6] In late-2023, he joined Sherwood Colliery, helping the team to promotion in his first season.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Oliver Lobley". Scunthorpe United F.C. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Bristol Rovers 7–0 Scunthorpe United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  3. ^ "End-of-season academy round-up". Scunthorpe United F.C. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  4. ^ @BelperTownFC (27 July 2022). "🚨 𝙉𝙀𝙒 𝙎𝙄𝙂𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙂 🚨 As if one signing wasn't enough for today, another player to join the Nailers this close season is Oliver Lobley. Grant Black was delighted to pick up the former Scunthorpe man… 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵'𝘥" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 July 2022 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Oliver Lobley". Football Web Pages.
  6. ^ "Oliver Lobley". Pitchero.
  7. ^ "PLAYER RETAINED 2024-25 – Oliver Lobley". www.sherwoodcolliery.co.uk. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.