Oliver Finney

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Oliver Finney
Finney with Hartlepool United in 2023
Personal information
Full name Oliver Vincent Finney[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-15) 15 December 1997 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Nantwich Town
Youth career
–2016 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2023 Crewe Alexandra 99 (14)
2016–2017 → Nantwich Town (loan) 5
2017 → Halesowen Town (loan) 0 (0)
2023 Hartlepool United 20 (2)
2023–2025 Kidsgrove Athletic 8 (1)
2025– Nantwich Town
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:45, 7th November 2025 (UTC)

Oliver Vincent Finney (born 15 December 1997) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nantwich Town.

After seven seasons at his first club, Crewe Alexandra, Finney joined Hartlepool United in January 2023 before leaving in November 2023.

Career

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Crewe Alexandra

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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] making five appearances for the Dabbers.[6]

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.[7] On 9 May 2017, Crewe announced that Finney had been offered a new contract by the club,[8] and he signed a new one-year deal on 11 May 2017.[9]

On 1 September 2017, Finney signed for Northern Premier League team Halesowen Town on a two-month loan deal along with teammate Daniel Udoh,[10] returning to Crewe in November after incurring an injury.[11]

Finney signed a further one-year contract with Crewe in May 2018.[12] He made his first start for Crewe in a Football League Trophy tie against Manchester City under-21s on 25 September 2018,[13] and his first start in a league game at Northampton Town on 3 November 2018.[14]

Offered a new contract by Crewe at the end of the 2018–19 season,[15] Finney agreed a new one-year deal with another year option.[16] 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.[17] He scored his first two league goals in a 5–0 win over Morecambe at Gresty Road on 23 November 2019.[18]

A contract extension clause was triggered by Crewe in June 2020,[19] and Finney signed a new three-year contract in September 2020.[20] 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.[21] In April 2021, he was rated unlikely to play again in the remainder of the season.[22][23] In July 2021, Finney agreed another year-long extension to his contract, committing himself to Crewe until 2024.[24]

Hartlepool United

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On 31 January 2023, Finney signed for League Two side Hartlepool United on a permanent deal,[25] making his debut in Pools' 1–0 win at Doncaster Rovers on 4 February 2023.[26] On 1 April 2023, he scored his first Hartlepool goal with a long distance strike in added time to win the match 2–1 against Swindon Town.[27] Finney left Hartlepool on 2 November 2023.[28]

Kidsgrove Athletic

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After leaving Pools, Finney signed for Northern Premier League Division One West side Kidsgrove Athletic. He made his debut in a 2–1 win over Trafford on 25 November 2023.[29] He struggled for playing time during his legal issues and played only once in the 2024–25 season, in a 3–3 draw at Bootle on 26 April 2025, a month after he was acquitted of rape.[29][30] On 4 June 2025, it was announced Finney had signed a new one-year contract with Kidsgrove.[31]

Nantwich Town

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Finney rejoined Nantwich Town on 7 November 2025,[6] making his second debut in a 1–1 draw at Darlaston Town on 9 November.[32]

Personal life

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Finney is the older brother of Crewe Alexandra midfielder Charlie Finney.[33]

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In March 2018, Finney received a 17-month driving ban after he was caught driving whilst almost two times over the drink-drive limit. He was fined £219 and also ordered to pay £165 costs.[34]

In October 2023, Finney was charged with raping a woman in Cheshire in 2022 and was initially suspended by Hartlepool United,[35] before leaving the club early the following month.[36] On 14 December 2023, he pleaded not guilty to the rape charge at Chester Crown Court, and was bailed ahead of a trial originally scheduled for December 2024,[37] later postponed to March 2025, when he was found not guilty at Chester Crown Court.[38][39]

Career statistics

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As of match played 16 August 2025
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
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[40] League Two 1 0 - - - - - - 1 0
2018–19[41] League Two 17 0 1 0 - - 1[a] 0 19 0
2019–20[42] League Two 18 5 2 0 1 0 3[a] 1 24 6
2020–21[43] League One 25 7 2 1 1 0 3[a] 0 31 8
2021–22[44] League One 27 2 1 0 1 0 5[a] 2 34 4
2022–23[45] League Two 10 0 0 0 1 0 3[a] 0 14 0
Total 99 14 6 1 4 0 15 3 124 17
Hartlepool United 2022–23[45] League Two 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
2023–24[3] National League 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
Total 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 2
Kidsgrove Athletic 2023–24[29] NPL Division One West 5 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 6 0
2024–25[29] NPL Division One West 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2025–26[29] NPL Division One West 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Total 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 11 1
Career total 127 17 8 1 4 0 16 3 155 20
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in Staffordshire Senior Cup

Honours

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Crewe Alexandra

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