Ian Olney (born 17 December 1969) is a former

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who played as a forward. He started his career at

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa P ...

in 1988, for whom he made 88 league appearances, scoring 16 goals, and 4 years later was sold to

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The history of Oldham Athletic be ...

for £750,000, at that time Oldham's transfer record. He was part of the team that dramatically survived relegation from the

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on the final day of the

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, after defeating

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4–3. He later played for

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed ...

and Forest Green Rovers.

References

Career stats at soccerbase.comIan Olney - Aston Villa FC - Football-Heroes.net
1969 births Living people Footballers from Luton English footballers England under-21 international footballers Association football forwards Aston Villa F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players English Football League players Premier League players {{england-footy-forward-1960s-stub