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Ollie Shenton
Personal information
Full name Oliver Gregory Shenton[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-06) 6 November 1997 (age 27)
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)

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.

Career

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Stoke City

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Shenton 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

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Shenton 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

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Shenton attended Blythe Bridge High School and grew up supporting Stoke City.[4] His mother, Mandy, died of cancer in January 2015.[21]

Career statistics

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As of 22 February 2020[22][23]
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
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "Stoke swoop to tie-up young talent Shenton". Stoke Sentinel. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  3. ^ "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)
  4. ^ a b "Shenton Buzzing With Scholarship". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Potters Held To Goalless Draw". Stoke City F.C. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Potters U21s Open With A Draw". Stoke City F.C. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Stoke 3-0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  8. ^ "The Future Is Bright". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Shenton Signs Pro Contract". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  10. ^ "Stoke 1-4 Man City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  11. ^ "Touch of class from Frank Lampard as he swaps shirts with Olly Shenton". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: New Deal For Shenton". Stoke City. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  14. ^ "Wrexham AFC sign Stoke City midfielder". Daily Post. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  15. ^ "Braintree 1-2 Wrexham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  16. ^ "Reds make double addition". Kidderminster Harriers. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  17. ^ "Ollie extends Harriers loan". Kidderminster Harriers. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  18. ^ "Stoke City youngster thanks club as he heads for career crossroads". Stoke Sentinel. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  19. ^ "SHENTON JOINS THE RANKS". Chorley FC. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  20. ^ "Ollie Shenton heads out on loan to Warrington Rylands". www.chorleyfc.com. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  21. ^ "Former beauty queen Mandy Shenton dies after 15-year cancer fight". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  22. ^ "Oliver Shenton". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  23. ^ a b Ollie Shenton at Soccerway
  24. ^ "Games played by Ollie Shenton in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  25. ^ "Games played by Ollie Shenton in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  26. ^ a b c d "Games played by Ollie Shenton in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  27. ^ "Games played by Ollie Shenton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  28. ^ a b "Games played by Ollie Shenton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  29. ^ "Games played by Ollie Shenton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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