Ollie Shenton
English footballer
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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.
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Shenton playing for Leek Town in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver Gregory Shenton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | 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 as of 13:11, 2 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
Stoke City
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
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
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
| 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 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
