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(s) | 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]
References
edit- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 236–237. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- ^ Newport County A-Z of transfers
- ^ "Sixty Years A Soccer Stalwart, Bill Harvey Dies At 81". Peterborough United F.C. Official Website. 4 February 2002. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ "Oakes signs two-year extension". Lincoln City F.C. Official Website. 16 June 2001. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ Peter Lansley (28 February 2001). "Lincoln community board lets Stant go – Third division". The Times. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
- ^ "Oakes is back". Peterborough Evening Telegraph. 14 June 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ "Keith Oakes leaves club". Peterborough United F.C. Official Website. 26 May 2010. Archived from the original on 1 August 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
● Playfair football annuals 1973-74 to 1991-92
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