Oakes began his career at Leicester City but was transferred to Luton in 1991 as part of the deal that took Steve Thompson the opposite way.
At Luton, Oakes soon became a regular in the side, and a fan favourite, usually playing on the left wing. During his time at Kenilworth Road, he became regarded as one of the most promising players in English football, and was often rumoured as a target for bigger clubs. He was capped once for England Under-21.
In 1996, Oakes was signed by Sheffield Wednesday for a £425,000 transfer fee. However, the move to the Owls would turn out disastrous. Following a spate of unfortunate injuries, Oakes spent most of his time on the sidelines in the 1996–97 season, and the following seasons he usually was not even on the bench due to a knee injury that cruelly dogged what had been a promising career at the age of just 25. In his four years at Hillsborough, Oakes started only seven games, scoring once against Sunderland,[1] and in 1999–2000, his final season with the Owls, he did not feature for the first team at all.
scott, oakes, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, talk. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Scott Oakes news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Scott John Oakes born 5 August 1972 is a former professional footballer best known from his time at Luton Town in the early 1990s Scott OakesPersonal informationFull nameScott John OakesDate of birth 1972 08 05 5 August 1972 age 51 Place of birthLeicester EnglandPosition s Winger Attacking midfielderSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1989 1991Leicester City2 0 1991 1996Luton Town173 27 1996 2000Sheffield Wednesday24 1 2000Burnley0 0 2000 2001Cambridge United18 0 2001Leyton Orient11 0 2002St Albans City2003Shelbourne3 0 2003St Albans City2008Barton RoversTotal231 28 International career1993England U211 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Football career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksFootball career editOakes began his career at Leicester City but was transferred to Luton in 1991 as part of the deal that took Steve Thompson the opposite way At Luton Oakes soon became a regular in the side and a fan favourite usually playing on the left wing During his time at Kenilworth Road he became regarded as one of the most promising players in English football and was often rumoured as a target for bigger clubs He was capped once for England Under 21 In 1996 Oakes was signed by Sheffield Wednesday for a 425 000 transfer fee However the move to the Owls would turn out disastrous Following a spate of unfortunate injuries Oakes spent most of his time on the sidelines in the 1996 97 season and the following seasons he usually was not even on the bench due to a knee injury that cruelly dogged what had been a promising career at the age of just 25 In his four years at Hillsborough Oakes started only seven games scoring once against Sunderland 1 and in 1999 2000 his final season with the Owls he did not feature for the first team at all In 2000 Oakes was released by Sheffield Wednesday and joined Burnley and then moved to Cambridge United a mere three months later He finished his Football League career with a spell at Leyton Orient before signing for non league St Albans City in 2002 In 2003 he signed for Shelbourne but only lasted three games due to the poor health of one of his children Personal life editHis younger brother Stefan Oakes is also a professional footballer His father is the musician Trevor Oakes who performed with Showaddywaddy He now works teaching football to children in schools in Leicestershire and Bedfordshire References edit Pierson Mark 23 November 1996 Wednesday delighted by Carbone s craft The Independent London Retrieved 8 March 2010 Fitzpatrick Sean Shelbourne Cult Heroes 2009 Colour Books ISBN 978 1 905483 67 9External links editScott Oakes at Soccerbase nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scott Oakes amp oldid 1216507260, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
