Aston Oxborough

Aston Oxborough
Personal information
Full name Aston Jay Oxborough
Date of birth (1998-05-09) 9 May 1998
Place of birth Great Yarmouth, England
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Dunfermline Athletic
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Norwich City 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Wealdstone (loan) 22 (0)
2020–2021 → Barnet (loan) 22 (0)
2022–2026 Motherwell 25 (0)
2026 → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 9 (0)
2026– Dunfermline Athletic 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:23, 1 August 2026

Aston Jay Oxborough (born 9 May 1998) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dunfermline Athletic.

Early life

Oxborough was born in 1998 in England, He grew up in Norfolk, England.[2]

Career

In 2019, Oxborough was sent on loan to English side Wealdstone. He helped the club win the league.[3]

On 13 August 2022, Oxborough signed for Scottish side Motherwell.[4] On 3 August 2024, he debuted for the club during a 0–0 draw with Ross County.[5] On 10 October 2024, Oxborough signed a contract extension with Motherwell until the summer of 2027, with an option for an additional season.[6] On 24 February 2026, Oxborough joined Dunfermline Athletic on loan for the remainder of the season.[7] On 9 March 2026, Motherwell announced that Oxborough had returned to the club from his loan deal with Dunfermline Athletic after Matthew Connelly suffered an injury in training, with Oxborough scheduled to return to Dunfermline once Connelly had recovered from his injury.[8] On 18 March 2026, Oxborough returned to Dunfermline Athletic on loan for the remainder of the season after Connelly had recovered from his injury.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 April 2026[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Norwich City U23 2016-17 ———0000
Norwich City 2018-19 Championship 000000—00
Wealdstone (loan) 2019–20 National League South 22020—00240
Barnet (loan) 2021-22 National League 22010—1[c]0240
Motherwell 2022-23 Scottish Premiership 000000—00
2023-24 Scottish Premiership 000020—20
2024-25 Scottish Premiership 2500050—300
2025-26 Scottish Premiership 000020—20
Total 2500070—320
Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 2025-26 Scottish Championship 601000—70
Career total 750407010870
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

  1. 1 2 Aston Oxborough at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Aston Oxborough: 'Just playing again is amazing – even getting the crowd abuse'". nytimes.com.
  3. ↑ "Oxborough vows to return from injury as his former City keeper colleague signs for Salford". punkun.com.
  4. ↑ "Aston Oxborough Joins Motherwell". motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell F.C. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Motherwell goalie looking to keep the gloves for a long time". dailyrecord.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "Aston Oxborough signs contract extension". motherwellfc.co.uk/. Motherwell F.C. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Aston Oxborough joins Dunfermline Athletic on loan". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 24 February 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "Aston Oxborough returns to Fir Park". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 9 March 2026. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "Aston Oxborough returns to Dunfermline Athletic on loan". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 20 March 2026.