Greg Olley

Greg Olley
Personal information
Full name	Greg Thomas Olley
Date of birth	2 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Durham, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Gateshead
Number	22
Youth career
0000–2015	Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2018	Hull City
2018–	Gateshead
International career
2019	England C
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:48, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Greg Thomas Olley (born 2 February 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for National League club Gateshead.

Club career

Early career

Olley signed for Hull City in 2015 after being released by Newcastle United at the end of the 2014–15 season.^[6]^[7] He made his first-team debut for Hull on 23 August 2016, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 EFL Cup victory over Exeter City.^[8] He was released by Hull at the end of the 2017–18 season.^[9]

Gateshead

Olley signed for National League club Gateshead on 15 July 2018 on a one-year contract.^[10] Olley, like the majority of Gateshead's players and staff, did not have his contract renewed at the end of the season due to financial issues.^[11] However, he signed a new one-year contract with the club on 5 July 2019.^[12] During the 2019–20 season, Olley recorded 7 goals and 15 assists.^[13]

In June 2021, he was named Gateshead's club captain.^[13] Olley was awarded the National League North's Player of the Month award for January 2022 as his side sat top of the league.^[14] Gateshead won the title, with Olley recording 28 assists in all competitions.^[13] He also earned a place in the National League North Team of the Year.^[13] Olley captained his side in the 2023 FA Trophy final at Wembley Stadium as his side lost 1–0 to FC Halifax Town.^[13] On 3 June 2023, Olley signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him with Gateshead until 2025.^[13] He started for Gateshead in the 2024 FA Trophy final at Wembley, as his team won the trophy on penalties against Solihull Moors.^[15] In the second match of the 2024–25 season, Olley suffered a broken leg following a tackle from Dion Kelly-Evans in a match against Woking.^[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 August 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hull City	2016–17^[8]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2017–18^[17]	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	2	0	—		2	0
Gateshead	2018–19^[18]	National League	38	7	2	1	—		1^[a]	0	41	8
	2019–20^[18]	National League North	33	4	1	0	—		0	0	34	4
	2020–21^[18]	National League North	14	4	0	0	—		1^[a]	0	15	4
	2021–22^[18]	National League North	39	6	3	1	—		0	0	42	7
	2022–23^[18]	National League	41	5	3	1	—		5^[a]	2	49	8
	2023–24^[18]	National League	24	6	2	0	—		2^[a]	0	28	6
	2024–25^[18]	National League	2	3	0	0	—		0	0	2	3
	Total		191	35	11	3	—		9	2	211	40
Career total			191	35	11	3	2	0	9	2	204	40

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Gateshead

National League North: 2021–22^[13]
FA Trophy: 2023–24;^[15] runner-up: 2022–23^[19]

Individual

National League North Team of the Year: 2021–22^[13]
National League North Player of the Month: January 2022^[14]

References

^ "List of players given a free transfer: Hull City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 96. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^ "Greg Olley". ESPN FC. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^ Buckingham, Philip (14 July 2017). "Seven Hull City rookies ready to seize their chance as pre-season begins". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^ "Greg Olley". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^ "Match preview: Stags vs Hull City". Mansfield Town F.C. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^ "Olley pens new two-year deal". Hull City A.F.C. Academy. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^ Marshall, Anthony (27 March 2015). "Quartet offered professional deals". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Games played by Greg Olley in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^ "David Meyler: Hull City release long-serving midfielder and offer new deals to four". BBC Sport. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
^ "Gateshead sign Olley". Gateshead F.C. 15 July 2018. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^ "Gateshead FC assistant manager Ian Watson dismissed – leaving just four staff members". Chronicle Live. Trinity Mirror North East. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
^ "Midfield man Olley makes Gateshead return". Non-League Daily. Baltic Publications. 5 July 2019. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Leader Extraordinaire". Gateshead FC. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Trio Celebrate January National League North Accolades". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 7 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Gateshead 2–2 Solihull Moors: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
^ "Gateshead's Olley out for season after broken leg op". BBC Sport. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
^ "Games played by Greg Olley in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "G. Olley: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
^ De Costa, Luke (21 May 2023). "FC Halifax Town 1–0 Gateshead". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2024.

External links

Profile at the Gateshead F.C. website

[FAT-19] Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

[1] "List of players given a free transfer: Hull City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 96. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[2] "Greg Olley". ESPN FC. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[3] Buckingham, Philip (14 July 2017). "Seven Hull City rookies ready to seize their chance as pre-season begins". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[4] "Greg Olley". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[5] "Match preview: Stags vs Hull City". Mansfield Town F.C. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[6] "Olley pens new two-year deal". Hull City A.F.C. Academy. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[7] Marshall, Anthony (27 March 2015). "Quartet offered professional deals". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[sb1617-8] "Games played by Greg Olley in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[9] "David Meyler: Hull City release long-serving midfielder and offer new deals to four". BBC Sport. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.

[10] "Gateshead sign Olley". Gateshead F.C. 15 July 2018. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[11] "Gateshead FC assistant manager Ian Watson dismissed – leaving just four staff members". Chronicle Live. Trinity Mirror North East. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.

[12] "Midfield man Olley makes Gateshead return". Non-League Daily. Baltic Publications. 5 July 2019. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

[contract2023-13] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Leader Extraordinaire". Gateshead FC. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

[Jan22_POTM-14] "Trio Celebrate January National League North Accolades". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 7 February 2022.

[GSM24-15] "Gateshead 2–2 Solihull Moors: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.

[16] "Gateshead's Olley out for season after broken leg op". BBC Sport. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.

[sb1718-17] "Games played by Greg Olley in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[Soccerway-18] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "G. Olley: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

[20] De Costa, Luke (21 May 2023). "FC Halifax Town 1–0 Gateshead". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2024.

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