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Oliver Southern

Oliver Southern
Personal information
Full name Oliver Samuel Southern[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-06) 6 January 2002 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Warrington, England
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Runcorn Linnets
Youth career
2018–2020 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Curzon Ashton 7 (0)
2020–2021 → Squires Gate (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2023 Bala Town 41 (0)
2023–2024 Hereford 25 (1)
2024–2025 Warrington Town 28 (0)
2025 Warrington Rylands 1906
2025 Prescot Cables
2025–2026 Trafford
2026– Runcorn Linnets
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:40, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Oliver Samuel Southern (born 6 January 2002) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a defender for Northern Premier League Division One West club Runcorn Linnets.

Career

Southern had spells in the academies of Manchester United, Preston North End, Blackburn Rovers and Rochdale as a youngster, won a scholarship at Crewe Alexandra, before moving to National League North club Curzon Ashton to begin his senior career.[3][4] While at Curzon Ashton he had a very brief loan spell at North West Counties League Premier Division club Squires Gate.[5]

In February 2021, Southern had a trial with Norwich City, featuring for their U23 side.[6]

On 7 August 2021, Southern signed for Cymru Premier club Bala Town.[7] In May 2022, he extended his contract for a further year.[8] He was part of the starting XI for Bala that won the 2023 Welsh League Cup.[9]

On 15 May 2023, Southern signed for National League North club Hereford on a one-year contract, following his Bala team-mate Lassana Mendes to the club.[10] He made his debut in the opening league fixture of the season.[11] He left Hereford after just one season at the club.[12]

On 17 July 2024, Southern signed for hometown club Warrington Town.[13] He was released by the club after one season.[14] In August 2025, he signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Warrington Rylands 1906.[15] The following month, on 16 September, he moved to divisional rivals Prescot Cables,[16] where he would spend two months with the club before dropping down a level to join Northern Premier League Division One West club Trafford.[17] After Trafford's relegation, he remained in the division and joined Runcorn Linnets.[18]

Career statistics

As of end of 2024–25 season[19][1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Curzon Ashton 2020–21 National League North 7 0 1 0 — 1[c] 0 9 0
Squires Gate (loan) 2020–21 NWCFL Premier Division 1 0 — — — 1 0
Bala Town 2021–22 Cymru Premier 21 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 29 0
2022–23 Cymru Premier 20 0 4 0 5 0 2[d] 0 31 0
Total 41 0 9 0 8 0 2 0 60 0
Hereford 2023–24 National League North 25 1 1 0 — 4[c] 0 30 1
Warrington Town 2024–25 National League North 28 0 0 0 — 0 0 28 0
Warrington Rylands 1906 2025–26 NPL Premier Division 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Career total 102 1 11 0 8 0 7 0 128 1
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Welsh Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup, Welsh League Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Bala Town

References

  1. ^ a b Oliver Southern at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  2. ^ Oliver Southern at ESPN FC
  3. ^ "Oliver Samuel Southern Transfer History". FootballTransfers.com. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  4. ^ Pearce, James (8 November 2018). "Gerrard gives backing to three youngsters signed by professional clubs". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  5. ^ Ashton, James (20 December 2020). "Avro 2 Squires Gate 1: Narrow defeat on Gate's return to league action". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  6. ^ Southwell, Connor (1 February 2021). "Soto and Sitti feature as City U23s suffer defeat at Palace". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Southern Signs For The Town!". Bala Town FC. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Oliver Southern Signs On". Bala Town FC. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Bala Town win Nathaniel MG Cup by beating Connah's Quay Nomads on penalties Oliver also played for Bala Town in the UEFA Europa league qualifying Round where he received fans Man of Match against Sligo Rovers on penalties at the age 20 Yrs old". Cymru Football. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Ollie Southern signs for the Bulls". Hereford FC. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  11. ^ "King's Lynn Town v Hereford FC LIVE minute by minute updates". Hereford Times. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Paul Caddis' Message to the Fans". Hereford FC - The Official website of Hereford FC. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  13. ^ Turner, Matt (17 July 2024). "A second summer signing confirmed by Warrington Town". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Warrington Town retained list 2025". Warrington Town. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  15. ^ Turner, Matt (4 August 2025). "Warrington Rylands bolster defence with Ollie Southern move". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  16. ^ @PrescotCablesFC (16 September 2025). "New Signing 🚨 We are pleased to announce the capture of defender Ollie Southern, who joins from Warrington Rylands" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 August 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  17. ^ @FCTrafford (21 November 2025). "Welcome to Trafford Ollie Southern!" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 August 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  18. ^ dbettley (29 May 2026). "Southern to star for Linnets". Runcorn Linnets FC. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  19. ^ "Oliver Southern Career Statistics". Goal.com. 14 January 2002. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  20. ^ "Brilliant Bala win Nathaniel MG Cup after red card setback". Abergavenny Chronicle. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

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