Scott Oakes

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Scott Oakes
Full name	Scott John Oakes
Date of birth	5 August 1972 (1972-08-05) (age 35)
Place of birth	Leicester, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Winger/Attacking Midfielder
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1989-1991 1991-1996 1996-2000 2000 2000-2001 2001	Leicester City Luton Town Sheffield Wednesday Burnley Cambridge United Leyton Orient	002 0(0) 173 (27) 024 0(1) 000 0(0) 018 0(0) 011 0(0)
National team
1993	England U21	001 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Scott Oakes (born 5 August 1972) is a former professional footballer, best known from his time at Luton Town in the early 1990s. Oakes began his career at Leicester City but was transferred to Luton in 1991 as part of the deal that took Steve Thompson the opposite way.

At Luton, Oakes soon became a regular in the side, and a fan favourite, usually playing on the left wing. During his time at Kenilworth, he became regarded as one of the most promising players outside the Premiership, and was often rumoured as a target for bigger clubs. During his time at Luton, he was capped once for England Under-21.

In 1996, Oakes was signed by Sheffield Wednesday for a £425,000 transfer fee. However, the move to the Owls would turn out disastrous. Following a string of lacklustre performances, Oakes spent most of his time on the bench in the 1996-97 season, and the following seasons he usually was not even on the bench. In his four years at Hillsborough, Oakes started only seven games, and in 1999-2000, his final season with the Owls, he did not feature for the first team at all.

In 2000, Oakes was released by Sheffield Wednesday and joined Burnley where he never played a single first-team game, and moved to Cambridge United a mere three months later. He finished his Football League career with a spell at Leyton Orient before signing for non-league St Albans City in 2002, where he spent a couple of seasons before retiring from the game.

His younger brother Stefan Oakes is currently playing for Wycombe Wanderers.

His father is the musician Trevor Oakes, who performed with Showaddywaddy during the 1970s.