Keith Oakes
English footballer
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Keith Brian Oakes (born 3 July 1956) is an English former professional footballer. His clubs included Peterborough United, Newport County and Gillingham.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Keith Brian Oakes | ||
| Date of birth | 3 July 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Bedworth, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–1972 | Bedworth United | ||
| 1972–1978 | Peterborough United | 62 | (2) |
| 1978–1984 | Newport County | 232 | (27) |
| 1984–1986 | Gillingham | 86 | (7) |
| 1986–1988 | Fulham | 76 | (3) |
| 1988–1992 | Peterborough United | 97 | (9) |
| 1992–1993 | Boston United | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
At Newport County Oakes was selected in the 1980 Fourth Division PFA Team of the Year and captained the team that won promotion to the Football League Third Division, won the 1980 Welsh Cup and in the subsequent season reached the quarter-final of the 1981 European Cup Winners Cup.[3]
He completed a bachelor's degree in physiotherapy at the University of Salford and in the summer of 1991 succeeded Bill Harvey as physiotherapist at Peterborough United.[4] In 1997, he became the physiotherapist at Lincoln City[5] and had a brief spell as co-caretaker manager after the sacking of Phil Stant in 2001.[6]
He returned to Peterborough United as physiotherapist in June 2006,[7] but he left in May 2010.[8]
