Oliver Jack Pendlebury (born 19 January 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League South club Farnborough.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver Jack Pendlebury[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Maidenhead, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Farnborough | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Marlow | |||
| 0000–2020 | Reading | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Reading | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Wycombe Wanderers | 4 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Woking (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | Farnborough | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| England U16 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:11, 3 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
After playing youth football for Marlow and Reading, he made his senior debut for Reading in the FA Cup in January 2021. He was released by Reading at the end of the season and signed for EFL League One club Wycombe Wanderers. After a season at the club and a loan spell at Woking, he was released the following year. Following his release from Wycombe, Pendlebury joined Farnborough in September 2022.
Born in Maidenhead,[3] Pendlebury attended Altwood Church of England School in Maidenhead.[4]
Having played youth football for Marlow before joining Reading's academy,[5] he signed his first professional contract with Reading in January 2019.[6] He was named in the starting line-up for his senior debut in an FA Cup third round tie with Luton Town on 9 January 2021, where Reading lost 1–0.[7][4] On 11 May 2021, Reading announced that Pendlebury was one of their players being released by the club at the end of the 2020–21 season when their contract expired.[8]
On 8 June 2021, EFL League One club Wycombe Wanderers announced that Pendlebury would sign for them on 1 July 2021, once his Reading contract had expired.[9][10] He made his debut for the club in their opening match of the season against Accrington Stanley on 7 August 2021 with fellow midfielders Dominic Gape, Curtis Thompson and David Wheeler unavailable; Wycombe won 2–1 with manager Gareth Ainsworth stating that after the game that he is "not afraid in giving young kids their debuts" in response to Pendlebury's performance.[11] He scored the first goals of his career the following week when he scored a second-half brace in a 3–1 win over Cheltenham Town.[12] On 4 March 2022, Pendlebury joined National League side, Woking on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 campaign.[13] He went onto feature four times for the Cards before being recalled by his parent club a month later.[14] He was released by Wycombe at the end of the season.[15]
On 3 September 2022, Pendlebury joined National League South club Farnborough on a short-term deal.[16] That same day he made his debut during a 1–0 victory over Cheshunt.[17]
He captained England at under-16 level.[18]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reading | 2020–21[19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2021–22[20] | League One | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Woking (loan) | 2021–22[20] | National League | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Farnborough | 2022–23[20] | National League South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||