Darren Oldaker

Darren Joseph Norman Oldaker (born 4 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL League Two club Swindon Town

Darren Oldaker

Personal information
Full name	Darren Joseph Norman Oldaker[1]
Date of birth	(1999-01-04) 4 January 1999 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth	Guildford, England
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Swindon Town
Number	44
Youth career
0000–2015	Queens Park Rangers
2015–2016	Gillingham
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Gillingham	21	(0)
2018	→ Hythe Town (loan)	14	(5)
2019	Billericay Town	2	(0)
2019	Westfield	2	(0)
2020–2021	Hythe Town	13	(1)
2021	Welling United	3	(0)
2021	Hythe Town	11	(0)
2021–2022	Dorking Wanderers	24	(4)
2022–2025	Chesterfield	96	(7)
2025–	Swindon Town	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:27, 23 May 2025 (UTC)

Career

Oldaker began his career in the Queens Park Rangers youth team, but was ready to quit the game when Dennis Wise recommended him to Gillingham.^[3] He had a trial at the club and was soon signed onto scholarship forms.^[3] He signed professional forms in May 2016.^[4] He made his League One debut on 20 August 2016, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute for Emmanuel Osadebe in a 5–0 defeat to Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park.^[5] He scored on his first start for the "Gills" ten days later, in a 2–1 defeat to Luton Town in an EFL Trophy match at Priestfield Stadium.^[6]

In February 2017 he signed on loan for Isthmian League South Division team Hythe Town, making his debut for the side in a 2–1 victory over Herne Bay on 6 February 2017.^[7]

On 21 August 2019, it was announced that Oldaker had left Gillingham after the club, along with the player, decided to terminate his contract by mutual consent.^[8]

The following month, Oldaker signed on non-contract terms for National League South side Billericay Town.^[9] After just three appearances for Billericay and two for Westfield,^[10] he signed for former club Hythe Town on 24 January 2020.^[11]

On 5 February 2021, Oldaker signed for National League South side Welling United.^[12] He made three appearances for The Wings before the COVID-19 pandemic curtailed the remainder of the campaign. On 28 May 2021, he subsequently agreed to return to Hythe Town, despite signing on for another campaign with Welling prior to the announcement.^[13]

On 23 November 2021, after featuring heavily for Hythe, Oldaker made his return to the National League South to join Surrey-based Dorking Wanderers.^[14]

Having achieved promotion through the National League South play-offs, Oldaker signed for fellow National League club Chesterfield.^[15]

On 23 May 2025, Oldaker agreed to join League Two side Swindon Town on a two-year contract from 1 July.^[16]

Career statistics

As of end of 2024–25 season

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gillingham	2015–16[17]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016–17[17]	League One	5	0	0	0	1	0	2[a]	2	8	2
	2017–18[17]	League One	3	0	0	0	1	0	4[a]	2	8	2
	2018–19[17]	League One	13	0	3	1	0	0	1[a]	0	17	1
	2019–20[17]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		21	0	3	1	2	0	7	4	33	4
Hythe Town (loan)	2017–18[18]	Isthmian League Division One South	14	5	—		—		—		14	5
Billericay Town	2019–20[19]	National League South	2	0	1	0	—		0	0	3	0
Westfield	2019–20[20]	Isthmian League South Central Division	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
Hythe Town	2019–20[21]	Isthmian League South East Division	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
	2020–21[22]	Isthmian League South East Division	6	1	1	0	—		3[b]	0	10	1
	Total		13	1	1	0	—		3	0	17	1
Welling United	2020–21[19]	National League South	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
Hythe Town	2021–22[23]	Isthmian League South East Division	11	0	4	0	—		1[b]	0	16	0
Dorking Wanderers	2021–22[17]	National League South	24	4	—		—		1[c]	0	25	4
Chesterfield	2022–23[17]	National League	39	3	5	0	—		2[d]	1	46	4
	2023–24[17]	National League	25	1	4	1	—		0	0	29	2
	2024–25[24]	League Two	32	3	2	0	1	0	5[a]	1	40	4
	Total		96	7	11	1	1	0	7	2	115	10
Career total			176	17	20	2	3	0	19	6	228	25

1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in the FA Trophy
3. Appearance in the National League South play-offs
4. Appearance(s) in National League play-offs

Honours

Chesterfield

• National League: 2023–24^[25]

External links

• Darren Oldaker at Soccerway
• Darren Oldaker at Soccerbase