Deane Smalley
 Smalley with Oldham Athletic in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Deane Alfie Michael Smalley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Chadderton, England[2] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Oxford United | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2007 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2011 | Oldham Athletic | 105 | (10) |
| 2010 | → Rochdale (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 28 | (12) |
| 2011– | Oxford United | 58 | (11) |
| 2012 | → Bradford City (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:34, 26 October 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Deane Alfie Michael Smalley (born 7 September 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays for Oxford United, as a striker.
Career
Born in Chadderton, Greater Manchester, Smalley began his career with Oldham Athletic and regularly featured in the reserve squad, before making two appearances with the first at the end of the 2006–07 season. His first team debut came on 24 February 2007 in a 1–0 loss to Blackpool.[3]
Smalley's first goal for the club came on 14 August 2007 in a 4–1 win versus Mansfield Town in the League Cup.[4] On 28 August 2007, Smalley made his first start in a 3–0 loss to Burnley in the League Cup.[5] On 26 April 2008, Smalley scored his first league goal for Oldham Athletic in a 2–1 win versus Cheltenham Town.[6]
He joined Rochdale on a month-long loan on 23 September 2010[7] before joining Chesterfield on loan on 1 November.[8]
At the end of the 2010–11 season he was offered a new contract by Oldham, but instead he rejected it to sign for Oxford United on a two-year contract. As Smalley was under the age of 24, Oldham Athletic were entitled to compensation from Oxford and agreed an undisclosed figure with the club.[9]
He signed on loan for Bradford City in January 2012.[10][11][12] He made his debut against Burton Albion, coming on as a 72nd minute substitute for Nahki Wells.[13] He returned to Oxford at the end of the season after making 13 appearances for Bradford.
On 25 August 2012, he scored twice as Oxford beat Plymouth Argyle 2–1 at the Kassam Stadium.[14] After a poor injury-hit season, Smalley signed a new one-year deal with Oxford on reduced terms. He repaid the faith shown in him by scoring two goals in a 4–1 away victory over Portsmouth on the opening day of the 2013–14 season.[15]
Career statistics
- As of 26 October 2013.[16]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oldham Athletic | 2006–07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 | |
| 2008–09 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 5 | |
| 2009–10 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
| 2010–11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Rochdale (loan) | 2010–11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chesterfield (loan) | 2010–11 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 12 |
| Oxford United | 2011–12 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 2 |
| Bradford City (loan) | 2011–12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Oxford United | 2012–13 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 |
| 2013–14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | |
| Career total | 202 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 224 | 33 | |
Honours
- Chesterfield
References
- ↑ "List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/10/2010 and 31/10/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 510. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
- ↑ "Oldham 0–1 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 7 February 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
- ↑ "Oldham 4–1 Mansfield". BBC Sport. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
- ↑ "Burnley 3, Oldham 0". Pendle Today. 28 August 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
- ↑ "Oldham 2–1 Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 28 April 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
- ↑ "Rochdale sign Oldham forward Deane Smalley on loan". BBC Sport. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
- ↑ "Chesterfield sign Oldham duo Lomax and Smalley on loan". BBC Sport. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ↑ "Oxford United to sign Oldham striker Deane Smalley". BBC Sport. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ↑ "Smalley signs on loan". Bradford City A.F.C. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ↑ "Bradford City sign Oxford United striker Deane Smalley on loan". BBC Sport. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ↑ Simon Parker (19 January 2012). "Striker Deane Smalley joins Bradford City on loan". Bradford City A.F.C. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ↑ "Bradford 1–1 Burton" BBC Sport. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ↑ Oxford United 2–1 Plymouth, BBC Sport, 25 August 2012, retrieved 26 August 2012
- ↑ "Portsmouth 1−4 Oxford Utd". BBC Sport. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ↑ Deane Smalley career stats at Soccerbase
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