Oliver Norburn

Oliver Lewis Norburn (born 26 October 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Blackpool. Born in England, he plays for the Grenada national team. He made his debut for the team in 2021 and played at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Oliver Norburn
Personal information
Full name Oliver Lewis Norburn[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-26) 26 October 1992[1]
Place of birth Bolton, England[1]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Blackpool
Number 6
Youth career
Chelsea
2009–2011 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Leicester City 0 (0)
2011 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 5 (0)
2012–2014 Bristol Rovers 51 (3)
2014–2015 Plymouth Argyle 14 (0)
2015–2016 Guiseley 20 (3)
2016–2017 Macclesfield Town 24 (5)
2017–2018 Tranmere Rovers 42 (4)
2018–2021 Shrewsbury Town 92 (16)
2021–2023 Peterborough United 44 (0)
2023– Blackpool 0 (0)
International career‡
2021– Grenada 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:17, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:49, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

In his career, he played in the English Football League for Bristol Rovers, Plymouth Argyle and Shrewsbury Town, as well as in the National League for Guiseley, Macclesfield Town, Tranmere Rovers and Peterborough United.

Club career

Norburn played as a youth team player with Chelsea before moving to Leicester City, where he graduated through to the professional ranks in 2011.[3] He joined Bristol Rovers on a month-long loan deal in late September 2011,[4] later extended to three months, where he played alongside fellow on-loan Leicester teammate Cian Bolger.[3]

He made his debut in senior football on 14 October 2011, when he was an 86th-minute substitute for Bristol Rovers in a 5–2 victory over Rotherham United.[5] By the end of December, Norburn return to Leicester City after his loan-spell at Bristol Rovers finish and spend the rest of the season staying at Leicester City. On 3 July Norburn signed for Bristol Rovers on a permanent basis and agreed to sign a one-year deal with the option for a further 12 months with the club.[6] On the opening game of the season, Norburn made his debut in a 2–0 loss against Oxford United and two months later, he scored his first goal in a 3–1 win over Northampton Town.[7] His second goal came on 5 February 2013, in a 1–1 draw against Cheltenham Town and his third was followed up a month later, in a 2–1 win over Exeter City. At the end of the 2012–13 season, Norburn was offered a new contract by the club,[8] which he signed a one-year contract extension on 24 June 2013.[9]

In 2013–14 season, Norburn had his first team opportunities limited, making sixteen appearances. On 4 April 2014, he left Bristol Rovers by mutual consent. First team manager Darrell Clarke said of Norburn leaving: "Ollie has left the club, and that was mutually agreed. For whatever reason it has not gone well for Ollie this season. Ollie has a chance now to try and earn himself a contract at another club, and we wish him well and thank him for his efforts."[10]

On 23 July 2014, Norburn signed for Plymouth Argyle as a free agent on a one-year deal. He was released by Plymouth at the end of the 2014–15 season having failed to establish himself in the first team.[11] He started training with Guiseley in late 2015 and then signed for the club after impressing manager Mark Bower in the sessions.[12] On 27 February 2016 Norburn scored a controversial goal for Guiseley in a National League match against Braintree Town, after Braintree Town had put the ball out for a player to receive treatment. The goal stood and Guiseley drew the game 1–1.[13]

Norburn joined Macclesfield Town of the same league in July 2016.[14] He scored eight goals in his sole season with the Silkmen, including one in each leg of their FA Trophy semi-final win over Tranmere Rovers and one more in the 3–2 loss to York City in the final, before signing a three-year contract with Tranmere.[15]

On 9 August 2018, after winning promotion to League Two with Tranmere via the play-offs, he signed a three-year deal to move to Shrewsbury Town, led by his former Macclesfield manager John Askey.[16] He signed a new contract with Shrewsbury in July 2019.[17]

On 10 August 2021, Norburn joined newly promoted EFL Championship club Peterborough United on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[18]

On 14 December 2021, Norburn was made captain of Peterborough United replacing Mark Beevers.

On 29 June 2023, Norburn joined EFL League One club Blackpool.[19]

International career

On 9 November 2019, Norburn was called up to the Grenada national team, for which he qualifies through his paternal grandfather, for upcoming fixtures in the CONCACAF Nations League.[20] He debuted with Grenada in a 4–0 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup loss to Honduras on 14 July 2021.[21]

Personal life

Norburn and his fiancée have a daughter. A son died in infancy in September 2020.[22]

Career statistics
As of match played 20 March 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester City 2011–12[23] Championship 00—00—00
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2011–12[23] League Two 5010——60
Bristol Rovers 2012–13[24] League Two 353101000373
2013–14[25] 16041101[lower-alpha 1]0221
Total 513512010594
Plymouth Argyle 2014–15[26] League Two 14020102[lower-alpha 1]0190
Guiseley 2015–16[27][28] National League 203——3[lower-alpha 2]0233
Macclesfield Town 2016–17[29][28] National League 24500—5[lower-alpha 2]3298
Tranmere Rovers 2017–18[30][28] National League 42430—3[lower-alpha 3]0484
Shrewsbury Town 2018–19[31] League One 41952102[lower-alpha 4]04911
2019–20[32] 17360001[lower-alpha 4]0243
2020–21[33] 34430001[lower-alpha 4]0384
Total 9216142104011118
Peterborough United 2021–22[34] Championship 3602000—380
Career total 284312734018333337
  1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. One appearance in FA Trophy, two in National League play-offs
  4. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Macclesfield Town

References
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