Joe Oastler

Joe Oastler
Personal information
Full name Joseph James Oastler[1]
Date of birth 3 July 1990 (1990-07-03) (age 21)
Place of birth Portsmouth, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current club Torquay United
Number 18
Youth career
1998–2008 Portsmouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008 Bognor Regis Town 3 (0)
2008–2011 Queens Park Rangers 1 (0)
2009 → Salisbury City (loan) 11 (0)
2010–2011 → Torquay United (loan) 19 (0)
2011- Torquay United 20 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 29 June 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Joseph James "Joe" Oastler (born 3 July 1990) is an English footballer who currently plays for Torquay United of Football League Two.

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Playing career

Oastler worked his way through the youth team of his local club Portsmouth, where he played since he was eight years old, however he was deemed surplus to requirements and was then released in March 2008. To retain fitness he joined Conference South club Bognor Regis Town, where he played three games, before joining the ranks of Queens Park Rangers in summer 2008.

He spent the first half of the 2009–10 season on loan at administration-stricken Salisbury City of the Conference National, along with teammate Lee Brown.[2] He made eleven appearances for the club, including eight starts, before returning to Loftus Road before the end of the calendar year. At one point the club had feared that Oastler had fallen victim to the swine flu pandemic.[3] On 20 April 2010 he made his debut in the Football League, replacing Ákos Buzsáky as a substitute in a 1–0 home win over Watford.[4] At the end of the season Neil Warnock offered him a new one year deal, which he duly signed.[5] In October 2010 Oastler joined Torquay United signing on a months-loan[6] and making his debut on 9 October in a 3–3 away draw against Crewe.[7] He went on to make 19 starts and 12 sub appearances for Torquay United, including a late cameo appearance in the Football League Two play-off final at Old Trafford.[8]

In June 2011, Queens Park Rangers announced his release.[9] Later that month, Oastler signed a permanent two-year deal with Torquay United.[10] Oastler scored a lob from the half-way line against Tiverton Town in a pre-season friendly for the Gulls and also scored in the 6–2 friendly win over Truro City. Oastler made his league debut as a full Torquay player in the 2-2 draw against Burton Albion on 6 August 2011. He was included in the League Two Team of the Week for 13/14 August 2011,[11] after a particularly impressive performance in the win over Bristol Rovers.

Statistics

As of 28 June 2011.
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England League FA Cup League Cup Total
2007–08 Bognor Regis Town Conference South 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2008–09 Queens Park Rangers Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Queens Park Rangers Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2009–10 Salisbury City Conference National 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010–11 Queens Park Rangers Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2010–11 Torquay United League Two 28 0 3 0 0 0 31 0
2011–12 Torquay United League Two 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total England 43 0 3 0 1 0 44 0
Career total 43 0 3 0 1 0 44 0

References

  1. ^ "search births indexes 1837–2006". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/birth-indexes-search-start.action?redef=0. Retrieved 2009-05-02. 
  2. ^ "QPR duo to extend Salisbury loans". BBC Sport. 17 November 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/salisbury/8304429.stm. Retrieved 10 August 2010. 
  3. ^ "Salisbury fear swine flu attack". BBC Sport. 5 November 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/salisbury/8343949.stm. Retrieved 10 August 2010. 
  4. ^ "QPR 1–0 Watford". BBC Sport. 20 April 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8620145.stm. Retrieved 10 August 2010. 
  5. ^ "BROWN & OASTLER PEN DEALS". qpr.co.uk. 17 May 2010. http://www.qpr.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~2052278,00.html. Retrieved 10 August 2010. 
  6. ^ "QPR's Joe Oastler joins Torquay in one-month loan deal". BBC Sport. 8 October 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/torquay_united/9074607.stm. Retrieved 9 October 2010. 
  7. ^ "Crewe 3–3 Torquay". BBC Sport. 9 October 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/9053150.stm. Retrieved 9 October 2010. 
  8. ^ "Joe Oastler". BBC Sport. 28 June 2011. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=50625. Retrieved 28 June 2011. 
  9. ^ "Warnock lets eight leave QPR but extends Max Ehmer deal". BBC Sport. 1 June 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/9502227.stm. Retrieved June 01, 2011. 
  10. ^ "Midfielder Joe Oastler joins Torquay on a two-year deal". BBC Sport. 28 June 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13907251.stm. Retrieved 28 June 2011. 
  11. ^ "League 2 Team of the Week". Football League. http://www.football-league.co.uk/league2/news/20110815/league-2-team-of-the-week_2293326_2420839. Retrieved August 18, 2011. 

External links

Torquay United F.C. – current squad