Sam Slocombe

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Sam Slocombe
Personal information
Full name Sam Oliver Slocombe[1]
Date of birth (1988-06-05) 5 June 1988 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Scunthorpe, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Notts County (first-team coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2008 Bottesford Town
2008–2015 Scunthorpe United 115 (0)
2015–2016 Oxford United 23 (0)
2016–2017 Blackpool 34 (0)
2017–2019 Bristol Rovers 25 (0)
2018–2019 → Lincoln City (loan) 0 (0)
2019–2025 Notts County 147 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:21, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Sam Oliver Slocombe (born 5 June 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently first-team coach at Notts County.

He began his career with Bottesford Town in the Northern Counties East Football League. In 2008, he moved to his hometown club Scunthorpe United. Slocombe had made over 130 appearances for Scunthorpe and was the club's longest-serving player, before being released by them in 2015.

Career

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Scunthorpe United

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Slocombe was born in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire.[1] On 15 August 2008, he signed with League One side Scunthorpe United from Bottesford Town for £3,000 and a pre-season friendly.[2] He made his first team debut on 22 September 2009, in a League Cup clash with Port Vale, replacing Joe Murphy, following a 25th minute injury to Murphy. He made his league debut in the Championship match against Blackpool on 7 November 2009, replacing Michael O'Connor after Murphy was sent off for deliberate handball.[3] On 5 May 2015 it was announced that Slocombe wouldn't be offered a new deal and was free to leave the club.[4]

Oxford United

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Slocombe signed for Oxford United, then in League Two, on a two-year contract on 12 June 2015 which was announced by two young fans called Ben and Daniel Mathews.[5]

Blackpool

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On 19 July 2016, shortly after leaving Oxford United by mutual consent, Slocombe signed a one-year deal with League Two club Blackpool. His contract has an option of a further twelve months.

Bristol Rovers

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On 6 July 2017, after being released by Blackpool, Slocombe signed for Bristol Rovers on a free transfer. He was one of two keepers signed by Rovers on this day, with Adam Smith joining him. He made his debut in Rovers' third game of the season, a 3–2 victory away at Bury.[6] On 21 August 2018, Slocombe joined League Two side Lincoln City on an initial seven-day emergency loan deal.[7] His loan spell was terminated with Lincoln on 9 January 2019.[8] Slocombe was one of 9 players who departed the club at the end of their contract at the end of the 2018–19 season.[9][10]

Notts County

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On 1 August 2019, Slocombe signed for National League side Notts County.[11]

On 20 May 2025, Notts County said the player would be released in June when his contract expired.[12]

Coaching career

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On 22 June 2025, Notts County announced that Slocombe would be remaining with the club in the role of first-team coach to the newly appointed Martin Paterson.[13]

Career statistics

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As of end of 2024–25 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Scunthorpe United 2008–09[14] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009–10[15] Championship 1 0 0 0 1 0 — 2 0
2010–11[16] Championship 2 0 0 0 1 0 — 3 0
2011–12[17] League One 28 0 2 0 0 0 — 30 0
2012–13[18] League One 29 0 1 0 2 0 1[a] 0 33 0
2013–14[19] League Two 46 0 2 0 1 0 1[a] 0 50 0
2014–15[20] League One 9 0 5 0 1 0 — 15 0
Total 115 0 10 0 6 0 2 0 133 0
Oxford United 2015–16[21] League Two 23 0 2 0 2 0 1[a] 0 28 0
Blackpool 2016–17[22] League Two 34 0 5 0 2 0 5[b] 0 46 0
Bristol Rovers 2017–18[23] League One 23 0 0 0 2 0 2[c] 0 27 0
2018–19[24] League One 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 25 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 29 0
Lincoln City (loan) 2018–19[24] League Two 0 0 0 0 1 0 4[c] 0 5 0
Notts County 2019–20[25] National League 29 0 3 0 — 3[d] 0 35 0
2020–21[26] National League 37 0 0 0 — 4[e] 0 41 0
2021–22[27] National League 20 0 0 0 — 5[f] 0 25 0
2022–23[28] National League 39 0 0 0 — 2[g] 0 41 0
2023–24[29] League Two 14 0 0 0 1 0 2[c] 0 17 0
2024–25[30] League Two 8 0 0 0 1 0 3[c] 0 12 0
Total 147 0 3 0 2 0 19 0 171 0
Career total 344 0 20 0 15 0 33 0 413 0
  1. ^ a b c Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Two appearances in the EFL Trophy and three in the League Two play-offs
  3. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  4. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs
  5. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs
  6. ^ Four appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League play-offs
  7. ^ Appearance(s) in National League play-offs

Honours

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Scunthorpe United

Oxford United

Blackpool

Notts County

References

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