Keith Oakes
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Keith Brian Oakes is an English
former professional association football player. His clubs included Peterborough United
, Newport County
and Gillingham
.
At Newport County he captained the team that won promotion and the Welsh Cup
and in the subsequent season reached the quarter-final of the 1981 European Cup Winners Cup. He wound his playing career down with a solitary appearance for Boston United
in the 1-0 Football Conference
defeat at Kettering Town
on 14 April 1993.
He completed a Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy at the University of Salford
and in the summer of 1991 succeeded Bill Harvey
as physiotherapist at Peterborough United
. In 1997 he became the physiotherapist at Lincoln City
and had a brief spell as co-caretaker manager
after the sacking of Phil Stant
in 2001.
He was most recently physiotherapist at Peterborough United
having rejoined the club in June 2006 but he left in May 2010.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
former professional association football player. His clubs included Peterborough United
Peterborough United F.C.
Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...
, Newport County
Newport County A.F.C.
Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
and Gillingham
Gillingham F.C.
Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...
.
At Newport County he captained the team that won promotion and the Welsh Cup
Welsh Cup
The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales.The Football Association of Wales is the organising body of this competition, which has been run every year since its inception in 1877-78...
and in the subsequent season reached the quarter-final of the 1981 European Cup Winners Cup. He wound his playing career down with a solitary appearance for Boston United
Boston United F.C.
Boston United Football Club are an association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They currently play in the Conference North. The club is known as 'the Pilgrims' in reference to the Pilgrim Fathers, who fled from Boston to the USA and founded Boston, Massachusetts. The club's...
in the 1-0 Football Conference
Football Conference
The Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional...
defeat at Kettering Town
Kettering Town F.C.
Kettering Town Football Club are a football club originating in Kettering, Northamptonshire but currently based in the nearby village of Irthlingborough. The club play in the Conference National after winning the Conference North in 2007–08...
on 14 April 1993.
He completed a Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy at the University of Salford
University of Salford
The University of Salford is a campus university based in Salford, Greater Manchester, England with approximately 20,000 registered students. The main campus is about west of Manchester city centre, on the A6, opposite the former home of the physicist, James Prescott Joule and the Working Class...
and in the summer of 1991 succeeded Bill Harvey
Bill Harvey (footballer born 1920)
William "Bill" Harvey was an English footballer, more notable as a manager than as a player, who managed Luton Town and Grimsby Town.-Career:...
as physiotherapist at Peterborough United
Peterborough United F.C.
Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...
. In 1997 he became the physiotherapist at Lincoln City
Lincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
and had a brief spell as co-caretaker manager
Caretaker manager
In association football, a caretaker manager is someone who takes temporary charge of the management of a football club, usually when the regular manager is dismissed or leaves for a different club. However, a caretaker may also be appointed if the regular manager is ill or unable to attend to his...
after the sacking of Phil Stant
Phil Stant
Philip Richard "Phil" Stant was a professional footballer who played as a striker notably for Cardiff City and Lincoln City...
in 2001.
He was most recently physiotherapist at Peterborough United
Peterborough United F.C.
Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...
having rejoined the club in June 2006 but he left in May 2010.