Ollie Palmer

Ollie Palmer
Palmer playing for Mansfield Town in 2013
Personal information
Full name Oliver James Palmer[1]
Date of birth (1992-01-21) 21 January 1992[1]
Place of birth Epsom, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[2]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Crawley Town
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2011 Woking
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Woking 20 (2)
2010 → St Albans City (loan) 3 (0)
2011 → Boreham Wood (loan) 7 (1)
2011–2013 Havant & Waterlooville 69 (37)
2013–2015 Mansfield Town 54 (5)
2015 → Grimsby Town (loan) 13 (6)
2015–2017 Leyton Orient 65 (12)
2017 → Luton Town (loan) 17 (3)
2017–2018 Lincoln City 45 (8)
2018– Crawley Town 13 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:11, 13 October 2018 (UTC)

Oliver James Palmer (born 21 January 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for League Two club Crawley Town.

Career

Woking

Born in Epsom, Surrey,[1] Palmer attended Therfield School from 2003 to 2008 before progressing through the youth system at Woking. He was selected for the England Colleges National Team in 2010,[3] and later signed a first-team contract in August of that year. Palmer was subsequently loaned out to fellow Conference South club St Albans City in November 2010 and scored one goal from five appearances.[4] He finished 2010–11 with two goals from 20 appearances for Woking and signed a new one-year contract with the club after the end of the season.[2][5]

Havant & Waterlooville

After he was recalled from a loan spell at Boreham Wood, Palmer signed for fellow Conference South club Havant & Waterlooville permanently in September 2011.[6] After seven goals from five appearances, League One club Charlton Athletic were reportedly interested in signing him.[7] Later that season, Premier League club Chelsea were reported to be scouting Palmer in March 2012.[8] Palmer finished 2012–13 as Conference South joint top scorer with 25 goals from 42 appearances and was also named Player of the Year.[9]

Mansfield Town

Palmer signed for newly promoted League Two club Mansfield Town on 2 August 2013 on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[10] He debuted a day later as a 61st-minute substitute in a 2–0 defeat away to Scunthorpe United and scored his first goal in a 1–0 win away to Wycombe Wanderers on 17 August.[11]

On 5 January 2015, Palmer joined Conference Premier club Grimsby Town on an initial one-month loan.[12] He scored on his debut at home to league-leaders Barnet on 17 January, scoring Grimsby's first goal in a 3–1 victory.[2] Palmer's loan at Grimsby was extended on 30 January until the end of the season.[13][14] He missed a month due to a hamstring injury,[15] scoring on his return with the opener away to former club Woking on 7 March, which finished as a 2–1 victory.[16] Palmer scored a brace in the play-off semi-final second leg against Eastleigh, the first coming in the 35th minute and the second coming in the 71st minute, which made the score 3–0, meaning Grimsby won the tie 5–1 on aggregate.[17] He started in the 2015 Conference Premier play-off Final at Wembley Stadium on 17 May 2015, which finished as a 1–1 draw after extra time, but Grimsby lost the subsequent penalty shoot-out 5–3 to Bristol Rovers.[18]

Leyton Orient

On 6 July 2015, Palmer signed for League Two club Leyton Orient for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract.[19] He debuted on the opening day of 2015–16 in a 2–0 win at home to Barnet, having entered the match as an 89th-minute substitute and scored his first goal after being introduced as a 76th-minute substitute in a 3–0 win at home to Stevenage on 18 August.[20]

On 31 January 2017, Palmer joined League Two club Luton Town on loan until the end of 2016–17.[21] He debuted four days later in a 1–1 draw away to former loan club Grimsby Town, having entered the match as a 58th-minute substitute.[22] After coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute, Palmer scored his first goal for Luton with the third goal in a 3–0 victory at home to Hartlepool United on 14 February.[23] Having entered Luton's 3–2 defeat away to Blackpool in the first leg of the play-off semi-final on 14 May as an 86th-minute substitute,[24] Palmer was an unused substitute in the second leg four days later, which resulted in a 3–3 draw and a 6–5 defeat on aggregate.[25] He completed the loan spell with 18 appearances and three goals.[22]

Lincoln City

On 26 June 2017, Palmer signed a two-year contract with newly promoted League Two club Lincoln City.[26] He scored his first goal for Lincoln in an EFL Trophy tie against Mansfield Town on 29 August.[27] Palmer came on as a 63rd-minute substitute as Lincoln beat Shrewsbury Town 1–0 at Wembley Stadium in the 2018 EFL Trophy Final on 8 April 2018,[28] having been named in the Team of the Tournament prior to the match.[29]

Crawley Town

Palmer signed for fellow League Two club Crawley Town on 27 June 2018 on a two-year contract for a nominal fee.[30]

Personal life

Palmer's father spent 20 years as personal bodyguard to the heir to the throne, Charles, Prince of Wales.[31]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 October 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Woking 2010–11[2] Conference South 20200——202
St Albans City (loan) 2010–11[4] Conference South 30——2[lower-alpha 1]151
Boreham Wood (loan) 2011–12[2] Conference South 71———71
Havant & Waterlooville 2011–12[2] Conference South 271200—002712
2012–13[2] Conference South 422500—2[lower-alpha 1]04425
Total 693700—207137
Mansfield Town 2013–14[11] League Two 38431101[lower-alpha 2]0435
2014–15[32] League Two 16141001[lower-alpha 2]0212
Total 545721020647
Grimsby Town (loan) 2014–15[2] Conference Premier 136——5[lower-alpha 3]2188
Leyton Orient 2015–16[20] League Two 45732101[lower-alpha 2]0509
2016–17[22] League Two 20510101[lower-alpha 4]0235
Total 65124220207314
Luton Town (loan) 2016–17[22] League Two 173——1[lower-alpha 5]0183
Lincoln City 2017–18[33] League Two 458101010[lower-alpha 6]35711
Crawley Town 2018–19[34] League Two 13700001[lower-alpha 4]0147
Career total 306811244025634791
  1. 1 2 Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance in Football League Trophy
  3. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, three appearances and two goals in Conference Premier play-offs
  4. 1 2 Appearance in EFL Trophy
  5. ↑ Appearance in League Two play-offs
  6. ↑ Eight appearances and three goals in EFL Trophy, two appearances in League Two play-offs

Honours

Lincoln City

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ollie Palmer". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "O. Palmer". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "English Colleges National Team". Woking F.C. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Ollie Palmer". St Albans City F.C. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Ollie Palmer signs new Woking contract". BBC Sport. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ollie Palmer joins Havant & Waterlooville". Woking F.C. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Addicks track Havant striker". Sky Sports. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Chelsea keeping tabs on Havant and Waterlooville star Palmer". Daily Mail. London. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  9. 1 2 3 "Conference South Awards". Football Conference. 9 June 2013. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "Mansfield Town: Ollie Palmer joins from Havant & Waterlooville". BBC Sport. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  11. 1 2 "Games played by Ollie Palmer in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  12. ↑ "Signing alert: Grimsby Town announce loan signing of striker Ollie Palmer". Grimsby Telegraph. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  13. ↑ "Done deal: Grimsby Town extend Ollie Palmer's loan deal until end of the season". Grimsby Telegraph. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  14. ↑ "Ollie Palmer: Grimsby Town keep Mansfield striker on loan". BBC Sport. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  15. ↑ "Grimsby Town's Ollie Palmer and staff 'frustrated by injury recovery time'". Grimsby Telegraph. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  16. ↑ "Woking 1–2 Grimsby". BBC Sport. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  17. ↑ "Grimsby Town 3–0 Eastleigh (5–1 agg)". BBC Sport. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  18. ↑ Mitchell, Brendon (17 May 2015). "Bristol Rovers 1–1 Grimsby Town (5–3 on penalties)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  19. ↑ "Leyton Orient sign Mansfield striker on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Ollie Palmer in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  21. ↑ "Luton Town: Matt Macey, Ollie Palmer & Stuart Moore join League Two club". BBC Sport. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  22. 1 2 3 4 "Games played by Ollie Palmer in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  23. ↑ "Luton Town 3–0 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  24. ↑ Middleton, Nathan (14 May 2017). "Blackpool 3–2 Luton Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  25. ↑ Mitchell, Brendon (18 May 2017). "Luton Town 3–3 Blackpool (agg: 5–6)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  26. ↑ "Lincoln City: Matt Green, Ollie Palmer & Josh Ginnelly join League Two club". BBC Sport. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  27. ↑ Johnson, Alan (29 August 2017). "Mansfield Town 1 Lincoln City 3: Imps make superb start to Checkatrade Trophy campaign". Lincolnshire Echo. Lincoln. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  28. 1 2 Scott, Ged (8 April 2018). "Lincoln City 1–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  29. 1 2 "Team of the Tournament". English Football League. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  30. ↑ "Ollie Palmer: Crawley Town pay nominal fee for Lincoln City striker". BBC Sport. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  31. ↑ Barclay, Tom (10 March 2015). "Ollie Palmer's dad was Prince Charles' bodyguard". The Sun. London. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Ollie Palmer in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Ollie Palmer in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Ollie Palmer in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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