Scott Oakes

Infobox Football biography
playername = Scott Oakes


fullname = Scott John Oakes
nickname =
height = height|feet=5|inches=11
weight = 11.04
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1972|8|5|df=y
cityofbirth = flagicon|England Leicester
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Barton Rovers F.C.
clubnumber =
position = Winger/Attacking Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1989-1991
1991-1996
1996-2000
2000
2000-2001
2001
2002
2008
clubs = Leicester City
Luton Town
Sheffield Wednesday
Burnley
Cambridge United
Leyton Orient
St Albans
Barton Rovers
caps(goals) = 002 0(0)
173 (27)
024 0(1)
000 0(0)
018 0(0)
011 0(0)
nationalyears = 1993
nationalteam = England U21
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 0(0)

Scott Oakes (born 5 August 1972) is a former professional footballer, best known from his time at Luton Town in the early 1990s. 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, he became regarded as one of the most promising players outside the Premiership, and was often rumoured as a target for bigger clubs. During his time at Luton, 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 string of lacklustre performances, Oakes spent most of his time on the bench in the 1996-97 season, and the following seasons he usually was not even on the bench. In his four years at Hillsborough, Oakes started only seven games, 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 where he never played a single first-team game, and 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, where he spent a couple of seasons before retiring from the game.

His younger brother Stefan Oakes is currently playing for Lincoln City.

His father is the musician Trevor Oakes, who performed with Showaddywaddy during the 1970s.

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