Stefan Oakes
Stefan Trevor Oakes (born 6 September 1978) is an English former professional footballer, who notably represented Leicester City in the Premier League during a career which began in 1998 and ended in 2013.
 Oakes in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stefan Trevor Oakes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1978[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2003 | Leicester City | 64 | (2) |
| 2002 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2003 | Walsall | 5 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Notts County | 45 | (5) |
| 2005–2008 | Wycombe Wanderers | 110 | (5) |
| 2008–2010 | Lincoln City | 43 | (1) |
| 2010 | Tamworth | 10 | (0) |
| 2010 | F.C. New York | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Tamworth | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Oadby Town | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 294 | (13) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Leicester City
Oakes was born in Leicester, Leicestershire.[1] A left-footed midfielder, he began his career at Leicester City. Given his debut as a substitute in a 2–4 defeat to Chelsea at Filbert Street at the age of 19, he represented Leicester in the 2000 League Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
Oakes was released by manager Micky Adams on 4 March 2003.[2]
Notts County
He then moved to Notts County but, despite being a regular starter and fans' favourite at the club, he rejected the offer of a new contract in the summer of 2005 and moved to their League Two rivals, Wycombe Wanderers.
Wycombe Wanderers
Oakes spent three seasons with Wycombe, making a total of 96 appearances in League Two and scoring five goals, before moving to Lincoln City.
Lincoln City
On 9 June 2008, Oakes agreed to join Lincoln City on a two-year contract, after declining a new contract offer at Wycombe Wanderers.[4]
On 29 May 2009, following the signing of Richard Butcher, Oakes was told that he was free to leave[5] Lincoln City by Imps' boss Peter Jackson. He departed Sincil Bank on 30 March 2010 after agreeing to cancel his contract with the club.[6]
Tamworth
Following his release from Lincoln City, Oakes undertook pre-season trials with both Mansfield Town[7] and Halesowen Town[8] before signing for Conference National side Tamworth on 11 August 2010.[9]
Move to F.C. New York
On 20 December 2010, it was announced that Oakes was leaving Tamworth to pursue a playing and coaching career in the United States at New York based club, F.C. New York.[10]
Return to England
On 5 January 2013 it was announced that Oakes had signed for United Counties League side Oadby Town .[11]
He left Oadby in April 2013, to resume his coaching career in the United States.[12]
Personal life
Oakes' brother Scott was also a professional footballer. Their father Trevor Oakes was a guitarist in the band Showaddywaddy.
Honours
- Leicester City
- League Cup: 1999-00
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1998–99 | Leicester City | FA Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999–2000 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2000–01 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2002–03 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2002–03 | Crewe Alexandra (loan) | Second Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | Walsall | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | Notts County | Second Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | League Two | 31 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 | |
| 2005–06 | Wycombe Wanderers | League Two | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| 2006–07 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
| 2007–08 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Lincoln City | League Two | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 2009–10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Tamworth | Conference National | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | Tamworth | Conference National | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012-13 | Oadby Town | United Counties League Division One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | England | 294 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 20 | |
| Career total | 294 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 20 | ||
References
- Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 313. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- "Leicester release Oakes". BBC Sport. 4 March 2003. Retrieved 4 March 2003.
- "Walsall sign duo". BBC Sport. 3 July 2003. Retrieved 3 July 2003.
- "Oakes ties up switch to Lincoln". BBC Sport. 20 June 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
- "Stefan Oakes Can Leave". The Forgotten Imp. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
- "Oakes set for departure". Lincoln City F.C. Official Website. 30 March 2010. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- "Smith strikes for Stags". Mansfield Chad. 18 July 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- "Yeltz keen on Oakes". NonLeagueDaily.com. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- "Two new Lambs". NonLeagueDaily.com. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- "Latest News around the Lamb". TheLambs.co.uk. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- "Stefan Oakes Joins Oadby Town". Oadby Town Website. 5 January 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- "Latest News | Potton United FC". Clubwebsite.co.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
External links
- Stefan Oakes at Soccerbase
- Official Wycombe Profile