Charlie Oatway

Charlie Oatway

Personal information
Full name	Anthony Philip David Terry Frank Donald Stanley Gerry Gordon Stephen James Oatway[1]
Date of birth	28 November 1973[1]
Place of birth	Hammersmith, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1993–1994	Yeading	?	(?)
1994–1995	Cardiff City	32	(0)
1995–1997	Torquay United	67	(1)
1997–1999	Brentford	57	(0)
1998	→ Lincoln City (loan)	3	(0)
1999–2007	Brighton & Hove Albion	224	(8)
2007–2009	Havant & Waterlooville	6	(0)
Total		389	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Anthony Philip David Terry Frank Donald Stanley Gerry Gordon Stephen James Oatway (born 28 November 1973), more commonly known as Charlie Oatway, is an English former footballer. Oatway retired from the professional game in August 2007. He was assistant manager and a player at Havant & Waterlooville but departed the club in June 2009. He is currently an Analyst with AEK Athens, continuing his integral role within Gus Poyet's management team having previously worked with him at Brighton and Sunderland.

Career

Born in Hammersmith, London,^[1] Oatway spent eight years at Brighton & Hove Albion and eventually became club captain. He has also played for Cardiff City, Torquay United and Brentford, (at all three clubs he played under manager Eddie May) as well as a brief loan spell at Lincoln City. At Brentford he scored once, his strike coming in a 3-0 win over West Bromwich Albion in the League Cup.^[2]

Following yet another serious injury, Oatway retired from playing with immediate effect on 2 August 2007. Oatway's career at Brighton was successful. He won the Third Division championship in 2001, the Second Division championship in 2002 and was a Second Division play-off champion in 2004.^[3] Oatway currently acts as a sporting liaison for "Albion in the Community" offering coaching sessions at Brighton Hove & Sussex Sixth Form College.

Following his professional retirement, Oatway joined Conference South team Havant & Waterlooville as a player and assistant manager. He departed the Hawks in June 2009^[4] following disagreements about his financial agreement with the club: the club ceased payments for his playing contract at the end of the 2008–09 season though a new contract solely as assistant manager was offered.^[5] Oatway was appointed first team coach at Brighton & Hove Albion by manager Gus Poyet on 1 December 2009.

Personal life

Oatway's full name is Anthony Philip David Terry Frank Donald Stanley Gerry Gordon Stephen James Oatway. The reason behind this rather unusual name is the fact that both his parents were Queens Park Rangers fans, and decided to give their son the names of QPR's entire 1973 first team squad.^[6] When his parents told his aunt the proposed name, she said "he'd look a right Charlie", and the name stuck.^[7] His 17-year-old son, also called Charlie, currently plays for Brighton's development squad joining prior to the 2012/13 season.^[8]

References

1. Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 463. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
2. "Off colour Albion get stung by killer Bees; Brentford 3 West Bromwich Albion 0 (Brentford win 4-2 on aggregate).". thefreelibrary.com. 19 August 1998. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
3. "Oatway Forced To Retire". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
4. "Oatway leaves Hawks". The News. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
5. "Hawks hit back after Oatway exit shock". The News. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
6. Bandini, Paolo; Dart, James (11 April 2007). "The most unusual footballer names ever". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
7. "Quotes; Lewis/Ranieri". BBC Sport. 26 April 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2007.
8. "Two more young guns help Rocks shape up for season". Chichester Observer. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2009.

External links

• Charlie Oatway career statistics at Soccerbase