Connor Oliver
# Connor Oliver

Connor Oliver (born 17 January 1994) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a defender or a midfielder for North Shields.

## Career

Oliver was born in Newcastle, Tyne and Wear. He began his career with Sunderland and after progressing thorough the youth teams before joining Hartlepool United on loan in March 2014. He made his professional debut on 12 April 2014 in a 2–1 defeat against Chesterfield.

On 9 January 2015, Oliver signed for Blackpool on an 18-month contract. After Neil McDonald became the new manager at Blackpool, Oliver saw limited game time and in March 2016 was loaned out to League Two club Morecambe for the rest of the season, debuting off the bench at halftime against Plymouth on 26 March.

Oliver signed for newly promoted National League club North Ferriby United on 25 July 2016.

In August 2018, Oliver joined Blyth Spartans. He played for the club until 13 June 2019, where he joined Gateshead.

On 4 August 2020, Oliver signed for Morpeth Town.

On 29 June 2022, Oliver signed for North Shields

## Career statistics

    As of match played 18 April 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :

| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Hartlepool United (loan) | 2013–14 | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Blackpool | 2014–15 | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Blackpool | 2015–16 | League One | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Blackpool | Total | Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Morecambe (loan) | 2015–16 | League Two | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| North Ferriby United | 2016–17 | National League | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Halifax Town | 2017–18 | National League | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Blyth Spartans | 2018–19 | National League North | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Gateshead | 2019–20 | National League North | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| Morpeth Town | 2020–21 | NPL Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Morpeth Town | 2021–22 | NPL Premier Division | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Morpeth Town | Total | Total | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 164 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5 |

* ↑ Appearances in the Football League Trophy
* ↑ Appearance in the FA Trophy
