Sam Slocombe

Sam Slocombe

Personal information
Full name	Sam Oliver Slocombe[1]
Date of birth	5 June 1988[1]
Place of birth	Scunthorpe, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Oxford United
Number	1
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
0000–2008	Bottesford Town
2008–2015	Scunthorpe United	115	(0)
2015–	Oxford United	16	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:20, 1 November 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Sam Oliver Slocombe (born 5 June 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Oxford United. He began his career with Bottesford Town in the Northern Counties East Football League. In 2008, he moved to his hometown club Scunthorpe United. Slocombe had made over 130 for Scunthorpe and was the club's longest-serving player, before being released by them in 2015.

Career

Scunthorpe United

Slocombe was born in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire.^[1] On 15 August 2008, he signed with League One side Scunthorpe United from Bottesford Town for £3,000 and a pre-season friendly.^[2] He made his first team debut on 22 September 2009, in a League Cup clash with Port Vale, replacing Joe Murphy, following a 25th minute injury to Murphy. He made his league debut in the Championship match against Blackpool on 7 November 2009, replacing Michael O'Connor after Murphy was sent off for deliberate handball.^[3] On 5 May 2015 it was announced that Slocombe wouldn't be offered a new deal and was free to leave the club.^[4]

Oxford United

Slocombe signed for League Two side Oxford United on a two-year contract on 12 June 2015.^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 October 2015

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Scunthorpe United	2008–09[6]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2009–10[7]	Championship	1	0	0	0	1	0	—		2	0
	2010–11[8]	Championship	2	0	0	0	1	0	—		3	0
	2011–12[9]	League One	28	0	2	0	0	0	—		30	0
	2012–13[10]	League One	29	0	1	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	33	0
	2013–14[11]	League Two	46	0	2	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	50	0
	2014–15[12]	League One	9	0	5	0	1	0	—		15	0
	Total		115	0	10	0	6	0	2	0	133	0
Oxford United	2015–16[13]	League Two	16	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	18	0
Career total			131	0	10	0	8	0	2	0	151	0

1. Appearance in Football League Trophy

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 381. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
2. "It's a dream move – Slocombe". Scunthorpe United F.C. 15 August 2008. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012.
3. Blackpool 4 – 1 Scunthorpe
4. http://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/article/iron-announce-retained-list-2440421.aspx
5. "Oxford United: Goalkeeper Sam Slocombe arrives on free transfer". BBC Sport. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
6. "Squad stats: 2008/09". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
7. "Games played by Sam Slocombe in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
8. "Games played by Sam Slocombe in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
9. "Games played by Sam Slocombe in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
10. "Games played by Sam Slocombe in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
11. "Games played by Sam Slocombe in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
12. "Games played by Sam Slocombe in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
13. "Games played by Sam Slocombe in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 June 2015.

External links

• Sam Slocombe career statistics at Soccerbase