Keith Oakes Explained
| Keith Oakes |
| Fullname: | Keith Brian Oakes |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1956 7, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Bedworth, England |
| Position: | Defender |
| Years1: | ?–1972 |
| Years2: | 1972–1978 |
| Years3: | 1978–1984 |
| Years4: | 1984–1986 |
| Years5: | 1986–1988 |
| Years6: | 1988–1992 |
| Years7: | 1992–1993 |
| Clubs7: | Boston United |
| Caps2: | 62 |
| Caps3: | 232 |
| Caps4: | 86 |
| Caps5: | 76 |
| Caps6: | 97 |
| Caps7: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 27 |
| Goals4: | 7 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 9 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
Keith Brian Oakes (born 3 July 1956) is an English former professional footballer. His clubs included Peterborough United, Newport County and Gillingham.[2]
At Newport County Oakes was selected in the 1980 Fourth Division PFA Team of the Year and captained the team that won promotion to the Football League Third Division, won the 1980 Welsh Cup and in the subsequent season reached the quarter-final of the 1981 European Cup Winners Cup.[3]
He completed a bachelor's degree in physiotherapy at the University of Salford and in the summer of 1991 succeeded Bill Harvey as physiotherapist at Peterborough United.[4] In 1997, he became the physiotherapist at Lincoln City[5] and had a brief spell as co-caretaker manager after the sacking of Phil Stant in 2001.[6]
He returned to Peterborough United as physiotherapist in June 2006,[7] but he left in May 2010.[8]
References
● Playfair football annuals 1973-74 to 1991-92
Notes and References
- Book: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 . Peter . Dunk . Queen Anne Press . London . 1987 . 170 . 978-0-356-14354-5.
- Book: Triggs, Roger. The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd . 2001. 0-7524-2243-X. 236–237.
- http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/newport/newport.html Newport County A-Z of transfers
- Web site: Sixty Years A Soccer Stalwart, Bill Harvey Dies At 81. 4 February 2002. Peterborough United F.C. Official Website. 12 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110724173555/http://www.theposh.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10427~167111%2C00.html. 24 July 2011. dead.
- Web site: Oakes signs two-year extension . 16 June 2001 . Lincoln City F.C. Official Website . 12 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404184213/http://www.redimps.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10440~67265%2C00.html . 4 April 2012 .
- Web site: Lincoln community board lets Stant go – Third division. The Times. 2008-08-11. 2001-02-28. Peter Lansley.
- Web site: Oakes is back. Peterborough Evening Telegraph. 14 June 2006. 12 January 2011.
- Web site: Keith Oakes leaves club . Peterborough United F.C. Official Website . 26 May 2010 . 12 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100801051603/http://www.theposh.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10427~2059513%2C00.html . 1 August 2010 .
