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Rob Ogleby

Robert Charles Ogleby (born 5 January 1992) is a footballer, who last played for Wingate & Finchley as a striker. Although born in England, he has played internationally for Wales. He has previously played for Heart of Midlothian, East Fife and Wrexham. Rob played and scored in a 5–3 loss for local amateur team Weirside Rangers 2 years after retiring from professional football. He was a scout for Wrexham, before leaving for a career in non-sporting recruitment.

Robert Ogleby
Personal information
Full name Robert Charles Ogleby
Date of birth (1992-01-05) 5 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Coventry, England
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Coventry City
2010–2011 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Heart of Midlothian 0 (0)
2011–2012 → East Fife (loan) 14 (2)
2012–2014 Wrexham 53 (12)
2014–2015 Livingston 12 (0)
2015 Nuneaton Town 13 (1)
2015–2016 Leamington 31 (5)
2016 Wingate & Finchley 6 (1)
2018 Weirside Rangers 1 (1)
International career‡
2010–2014 Wales U21 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 September 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:27, 5 March 2014 (UTC)[2]

Career

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Hearts

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Ogleby was with Coventry City as a youth, but was released by them after two years.[3] He signed for Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) in 2010 and initially played for their under 19 squad.[4] He was promoted to the first team on the final day of the 2010–11 season, but did not make an appearance in the match against Dundee United.[5]

At the start of the 2011–12 season, Ogleby was sent on loan to East Fife to gain first team experience.[6] On his return to Hearts he went on trial with Falkirk with a view to a further loan.[7] The loan deal never materialised and on 31 January 2012 he negotiated early release from his Hearts contract.[8]

East Fife (loan)

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Having yet to break into the Hearts first team Ogleby joined East Fife on loan on a six-month deal in July 2011.[9] Making his debut in a friendly against parent club Hearts.[10] On 23 July 2011 in his first competitive start for the club he scored a hat trick against Montrose in East Fife's 6–1 win in the Challenge Cup.[11] He went on to make his league debut on 6 August against Stirling.[12] Due to match call off's in December,[13] appearances were limited and his last game came on 2 January against Cowdenbeath.[14] In all he made 19 appearances in all competitions scoring 8 times before returning to Hearts.[15]

Wrexham

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After his release from his Hearts contract he joined Conference National side Wrexham[8] on a 3-month deal. He was given the number 31 shirt.[16] He made his debut as a substitute on 14 March, in a 5–0 win over Ebbsfleet.[17] Ogleby was given a new contract at Wrexham ahead of the 2012/13 and given the number 15 shirt, he played a large part in Wrexham's pre-season matches, He scored goals in games against Aberystwyth, Kilmarnock, Bala Town and Coventry City. In the opening game of the 2012/13 Conference season Ogleby scored Wrexham's first goal of the League campaign with a superb goal at the Racecourse against Woking in a 3–1 victory. He picked up his first career honour in March 2013 winning the FA Trophy with the North Wales club. Ogelby scored the winning goal with his first touch of the game after coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute in Wrexham's opening day 2–1 win over Welling United. Ogleby also scored both goals in a 2–0 win for Wrexham against Hyde FC as they advanced to the 1st round proper of the 2013–14 FA Cup. On 28 December 2013 Ogleby scored a hat trick against Hyde this time in a 5–2 win at Ewan Fields, in the league. On 1 May 2014, Ogleby was released by Wrexham.[18]

Livingston

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Ogleby signed for Livingston in July 2014.[19]

Nuneaton Town

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In January 2015, Ogleby joined Nuneaton Town. He made his debut on 17 January 2015 in a 0–2 home loss to Gateshead. He scored his first goal on 7 February 2015 in a 4–0 home win over Football League Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Leamington

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On 22 May 2015 it was announced that Ogleby had signed with Southern League outfit Leamington F.C.[20]

International career

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He made his debut for Wales U21 on 27 November 2010 against Austria. He went on to appear against Northern Ireland on 9 January scoring in only his second appearance.[21] He scored his second goal in the 89th minute of 3–0 win over Iceland on 6 February 2013.[22]

Career honours

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Career statistics

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As of match played 30 April 2017.[23]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heart of Midlothian 2010–11 Scottish Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
East Fife (loan) 2011–12 Scottish Second Division 14 2 1 2 3 1 1[a] 3 19 8
Wrexham 2011–12 Conference Premier 6 1 0 0 — 0 0 6 1
2012–13 Conference Premier 26 6 1 0 — 6[b] 1 33 7
2013–14 Conference Premier 33 6 3 2 — 1[b] 0 37 8
Total 65 13 4 2 — 7 1 76 16
Livingston 2014–15 Scottish Championship 12 0 0 0 2 0 2[a] 0 16 0
Nuneaton Town 2014–15 Conference Premier 13 1 0 0 — 0 0 13 1
Leamington 2015–16 Southern League Premier Division 31 5 0 0 — 10[c] 5 41 10
Wingate & Finchley 2016–17 Isthmian League Premier Division 6 1 2 1 — 0 0 8 2
Career total 141 22 7 5 5 1 20 9 173 37
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ^ Three appearances and three goals in Southern League Cup, six appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, one appearance in Southern League Premier Division play-offs

References

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  1. ^ "Robert Ogleby Wrexham Profile". Wrexham A.F.C. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  2. ^ "UEFA Under 21 Matches / Gemau Ryngwladol UEFA Dan 21 v. Lithuania & San Marino" (PDF). FAW. 4 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Coventry Telegraph. Ogelby handed move to hearts". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Hearts Under 19 squad". Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  5. ^ "Dundee Utd 2 – 1 Hearts". BBC Sport. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  6. ^ "Kevin Kyle in line to return". Daily Record. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  7. ^ "Stevenson in limbo after move blocked". The Scotsman. Edinburgh Evening News. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  8. ^ a b "Rob Wrexham-bound". Hearts News. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 31 January 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  9. ^ "Hearts players thriving at East Fife". The Scotsman. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  10. ^ "East Fife 0–3 Hearts". Hearts News. Hearts Fc. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  11. ^ "Montrose 1–6 East Fife". BBC Sport. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  12. ^ "Stirling Albion 1–0 East Fife". BBC Sport. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  13. ^ "Scottish Football League fixtures postponed again". BBC Sport. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  14. ^ "Cowdenbeath 4–0 East Fife". BBC Sport. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  15. ^ "Barr keen to impress on rare start for Hearts". The Scotsman. 27 December 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  16. ^ "Dragons Land New Firepower". Wrexham A.F.C. 31 January 2012. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  17. ^ "Ebbsfleet 0 v 5 Wrexham". BBC Sport. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  18. ^ "Wrexham FC: Striker Rob Ogleby latest player to be released". BBC Sport. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  19. ^ "Livingston announce six new signings for new campaign". BBC Sport. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  20. ^ "Wrexham FC: Squad building continues as striker checks in at the NWG". Leamington FC. 22 May 2015. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  21. ^ "Hearts FC. Robs Golden Goal". Archived from the original on 14 February 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  22. ^ Wales under-21 squad
  23. ^ "R. Ogleby". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
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