Mark Oxley

Mark Oxley

Oxley playing for Hull City
Personal information
Full name	Mark Thomas Oxley[1]
Date of birth	28 September 1990 (1990-09-28) (age 21)
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Hull City
Number	13
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2007–2008	Rotherham United	0	(0)
2008–	Hull City	0	(0)
2009	→ Walsall (loan)	0	(0)
2010	→ Grimsby Town (loan)	1	(0)
2010	→ Grimsby Town (loan)	2	(0)
National team
	England U18
	England U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:33, 2 March 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Mark Thomas Oxley (born 28 September 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Hull City as a goalkeeper.

Career

Oxley joined Rotherham United as a youngster and was promoted to the club's first team during the 2007–08 season. After being scouted by several bigger clubs, he joined newly promoted Premier League club Hull City in August 2008 for a fee of £150,000. Oxley became the club's fifth choice goalkeeper, behind Boaz Myhill, Matt Duke, Tony Warner and Tom Woodhead.

For the 2009–10 season, Oxley moved up to number four keeper at the KC Stadium, but was to be sent out on loan to Walsall in October 2009. He would only manage to make the bench for The Saddlers, and he departed a month later after failing to make a single appearance. On 25 February 2010, Oxley signed a one month loan deal with Grimsby Town, becoming the third Hull player to be loaned out to Grimsby this season, following team mates Nicky Featherstone and Jamie Devitt. Oxley would go straight into the starting line up to face Dagenham & Redbridge on 27 February, after replacing regular number 1 Nick Colgan, who was rested by manager Neil Woods.^[3] The game ended in a 2–0 defeat for Grimsby, and during the clubs next match with Shrewsbury Town, Oxley was dropped to the bench in favour of Colgan.

On Friday 2 April 2010, Oxley rejoined Grimsby for a second loan spell, this time an emergency 7 day loan, following injuries to Nick Colgan and reserve Leigh Overton meant that the club were without a fit Goalkeeper for their clash with Northampton Town.^[4] Oxley played in the 1–2 home defeat against Northampton, as well as the Easter Monday 3–2 victory over Accrington Stanley.

Both Hull and Grimsby had suffered relegations by the end of the 2009–10 season. Following the sale of Boaz Myhill in the summer of 2010 Oxley has been a regular on the bench for Hull City in the 2010–11 season.

References

1. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 324. ISBN 9781845966010. 
2. ^ "Mark Oxley Profile". The Tigers Official Web Site. Hull City A.F.C.. http://www.hullcityafc.net/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10338~42589,00.html. Retrieved 13 June 2011. 
3. ^ "Town Sign Tigers Keeper". Grimsby Town FC. 27 February 2010. http://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10417~1977708,00.html. Retrieved 13 April 2010. 
4. ^ "Oxley Completes Town Move". Grimsby Town FC. 2 April 2010. http://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10417~2012280,00.html. Retrieved 13 April 2010. 

External links

• Mark Oxley profile at the Hull City website
• Mark Oxley career stats at Soccerbase

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Name	Oxley, Mark
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Date of birth	28 September 1990
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
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