Danny Oakins

Danny Oakins
Personal information
Full name Danny Joe Oakins[1]
Date of birth January 1980 (age 46)[1]
Place of birth England
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Lewes (assistant manager)
Youth career
Chipstead
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Chipstead
–2002 Netherne Village 20+ (13+)
2002–2004 AFC Wimbledon 75 (19)
2004–2007 Whyteleafe
2007–2009 Chipstead (16+)
2009–2011 Whyteleafe
2010–2011 → Lingfield (dual registration)
2011–2015 Lingfield
Managerial career
2022–2023 Chislehurst Glebe (interim)
2023–2024 Chislehurst Glebe
2024– Lewes (assistant manager)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Danny Joe Oakins[1] (born January 1980) is an English football manager and former player who played as a central midfielder and as a centre-back. He is currently the assistant manager of Isthmian League Premier Division club Lewes.

Career

Oakins began his career with Chipstead,[2] and he played for Chipstead U18 during their 9–0 loss against Chelsea U18 during the 1997–98 FA Youth Cup first round on 12 September 1997.[3][4]

He then joined Surrey County Senior League club Netherne alongside Chipstead teammate Lee Sidwell,[5] and Oakins scored thirteen goals during the 2001–02 season.[6]

He joined newly formed club AFC Wimbledon ahead of the 2002–03 Combined Counties League season alongside Lee Sidwell.[7][8] He debuted during the 2–1 win against Sandhurst Town in their first ever league fixture on 17 August 2002.[9] He then scored his first goal for AFC Wimbledon during the 3–3 draw (5–4 p) against Brimsdown Rovers on 18 September 2002 during the London Senior Cup preliminary round,[10] and he scored six goals during six consecutive matches as he was moved into an attacking role due to an injury crisis.[7][11]

During 2003–04, he returned to playing as a centre-back,[12] and he won both the Combined Counties League and the Combined Counties League Premier Challenge Cup with the club.[13]

After making 91 appearances and scoring 11 goals in all competitions, Oakins left AFC Wimbledon in September 2004.[7] He joined Whyteleafe with Sidwell and was active during the 2005–06 season.[14]

In the 2007–08 season, he reunited again with Sidwell at their former club Chipstead,[15] and they won the Southern Combination Challenge Cup and Oakins scored sixteen goals.[16]

He then rejoined Whyteleafe in 2009 and he won the Whyteleafe Player of the Season award during the 2009–10 season;[17] he was there until the end of the 2010–11 season.[18]

He ended his career playing for Lingfield initially on a dual registration between 2010 and 2011, and on a permanent deal between 2011 and 2015.[7][19] He played part of the 5–2 loss against Shoreham on 25 September 2010 as a temporary goalkeeper, and he failed to save a penalty kick.[20] He was also part of the Lingfield team which reached the FA Vase third round for the first time in their history during the 2014–15 season, playing during the 9–2 loss against Colliers Wood United on 6 December 2014.[21]

Managerial career

Oakins was the director of Orpington Rovers between 22 August 2018 and 6 June 2020.[1] He then joined the management side of Chislehurst Glebe and became the interim manager in November 2022; he became a permanent joint-manager alongside Craig Nelson on 30 March 2023.[22] Oakins and Nelson left Chislehurst Glebe on 26 March 2024,[23] and they both joined Lewes on 18 May 2024 where Oakins became the assistant manager.[24]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Netherne Village 2001–02[6] Surrey County Senior League 20 13 — 5[a] 2 25 15
Total 20 13 — 5 0 25 15
AFC Wimbledon 2002–03[7] Combined Counties Football League 39 11 — 5[b] 3 44 14
2003–04[7] 36 8 — 11[c] 0 47 8
2004–05[7] Isthmian League Division One 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 75 19 0 0 16 3 91 22
Chipstead 2007–08[16] Isthmian League Division One South 16 16+
2008–09 Isthmian League Division One South
Career total 95 48 0 0 21 3 116 37
  1. ↑ Three appearances and two goals in Surrey County Charity Cup, one appearance in Surrey County Premier Challenge Cup, one appearance in unknown
  2. ↑ One appearance and one goals in Combined Counties League Premier Challenge Cup, four appearances and two goals in London Senior Cup
  3. ↑ Five appearances in FA Vase, six appearances in Combined Counties Football League Challenge Cup

Honours

As a player

Netherne Village

  • Surrey County Charity Cup: runner-up 2001–02

Chipstead

AFC Wimbledon

Individual

As a manager

Chislehurst Glebe

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Danny Joe OAKINS". Companies House. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Sittingbourne vs Whyteleafe matchday programme" (PDF). Sittingbourne Football Club. 9 October 2010. Wonderfully talented footballer now approaching the veteran stage. Started his career at Chipstead and has worked with English on many occasions. Loved by the 'Leafe faithful.
  3. ↑ "Non-league Youth Cup meetings of the past - Under-18s live stream tomorrow". Chelsea Football Club. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Chipstead 0-9 Chelsea (1997-98 FA Youth Cup)". The Chels Info. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Netherne Village 4–3 AFC Wimbledon". The Dons Trust. 11 May 2003. Retrieved 12 May 2026. The two ex-Netherne players in the Dons side combined to pull the first one back, Lee Sidwell rampaging down the line and slotting his cross for Danny Oakins to sweep home.
  6. 1 2 "Danny Oakins 2001/02". Surrey County Senior League. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Danny Oakins". The Football Database. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Lee Sidwell". The Football Database. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "17/08/2002 - Sandhurst Town 1–2 AFC Wimbledon". The Football Archives. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "18/09/2003 AFC Wimbledon 3–3 Brimsdown Rovers". The Football Archives. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "Danny proves a hot shot in Dons victory". News Shopper. 23 October 2002. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Danny Oakins". The Dons Trust. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  13. ↑ Rundle. "Football Club History Database – Wimbledon".
  14. ↑ "Horsham 2 - Whyteleafe 1". Horsham Football Club. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "Chips boss has eye on play-offs". Your Local Guardian. 13 January 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  16. 1 2 "RYMAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE – WEEKLY NEWS AND MATCH BULLETIN Season 2007/2008 No: 39" (PDF). Ryman Football League. 5 May 2008.
  17. ↑ "June 2010" (PDF). The Caterham and District Independent. The Players' Player of the Year went to the ever popular Danny Oakins.
  18. ↑ Travis, Cliff (4 February 2011). "Met Police 4 Whyteleafe 5". Your Local Guardian. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "Report: Lingfield 1-4 Hassocks, 12/11/11". Hasscocks Football Club. 12 November 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Anvils' hotshots spurring each other on". The Argus. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  21. ↑ LINGFIELD at the Football Club History Database
  22. ↑ "Oakins confirmed as Glebe boss". Southern Counties East Football League. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  23. ↑ "League leaders Glebe part company with longest serving managers Craig Nelson and Danny Oakins after 68 games in charge at Foxbury Avenue". Kentish Football. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  24. ↑ "Welcome Craig Nelson!". Lewes Football Club. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
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