Oliver Vincent Finney (born 15 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Crewe Alexandra.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Oliver Vincent Finney[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-12-15) 15 December 1997 (age 24)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle-Under-Lyme, England | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2016 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Crewe Alexandra | 93 | (14) |
| 2016–2017 | → Nantwich Town (loan) | ||
| 2017 | → Halesowen Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:24, 31 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Finney signed professional terms with Crewe in early 2016 while still a scholar in the club's academy.[4] In December 2016, he joined Nantwich Town on loan.[5]
He made his Crewe debut on 6 May 2017, coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute for James Jones against Barnet at Gresty Road, Crewe's final game of the 2016–17 season.[6] On 9 May 2017, Crewe announced that Finney had been offered a new contract by the club,[7] and he signed a new one-year deal on 11 May 2017.[8]
On 1 September 2017, Finney signed for Northern Premier League team Halesowen Town on a two-month loan deal along with teammate Daniel Udoh,[9] returning to Crewe in November after incurring an injury.[10]
Finney signed a further one-year contract with Crewe in May 2018.[11] He made his first start for Crewe in a Football League Trophy tie against Manchester City under-21s on 25 September 2018,[12] and his first start in a league game at Northampton Town on 3 November 2018.[13]
Offered a new contract by Crewe at the end of the 2018–19 season,[14] Finney agreed a new one-year deal with another year option.[15] On 9 October 2019, Finney scored his first Crewe goal, the equaliser in an EFL Trophy tie at Mansfield Town that finished 1-1; he then scored in the penalty shoot-out that Crewe won 4–3.[16] He scored his first two league goals in a 5–0 win over Morecambe at Gresty Road on 23 November 2019.[17]
A contract extension clause was triggered by Crewe in June 2020,[18] and Finney signed a new three-year contract in September 2020.[19] After scoring eight goals in 30 previous appearances during the 2020-21 season, Finney suffered a broken leg due to what Crewe manager David Artell described as "a horrific tackle" by Shrewsbury's Harry Chapman in Crewe's 1-0 win on 2 February 2021.[20] In April 2021, he was rated unlikely to play again in the remainder of the season.[21][22] In July 2021, Finney agreed another year-long extension to his contract, committing himself to Crewe until 2024.[23]
Finney is the older brother of fellow Crewe Alexandra F.C. midfielder Charlie Finney.[24]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Crewe Alexandra | 2016–17 | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | League Two[25] | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | League Two[26] | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | League Two[27] | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 24 | 6 | |
| 2020–21 | League One[28] | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 8 | |
| 2021–22 | League One[29] | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 34 | 4 | |
| 2022–23 | League Two[30] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Crewe Alexandra total | 93 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 116 | 17 | ||
| Career total | 93 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 116 | 17 | ||
Crewe Alexandra F.C. – current squad | |
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