Oliver Pendlebury

Oliver Jack Pendlebury (born 19 January 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Wycombe Wanderers.

After playing youth football for Marlow and Reading, he made his senior debut for Reading in the FA Cup in January 2021. He was released by Reading at the end of the season and signed for EFL League One club Wycombe Wanderers.

Club Career

Early career

Having played youth football for Marlow before joining Reading's academy, he signed his first professional contract with Reading in January 2019. He was named in the starting line-up for his senior debut in an FA Cup third round tie with Luton Town on 9 January 2021, where Reading lost 1–0. On 11 May 2021, Reading announced that Pendlebury was one of their players being released by the club at the end of the 2020–21 season when their contract expired.

Wycombe Wanderers

On 8 June 2021, EFL League One club Wycombe Wanderers announced that Pendlebury would sign for them on 1 July 2021, once his Reading contract had expired. He made his debut for the club in their opening match of the season against Accrington Stanley on 7 August 2021 with fellow midfielders Dominic Gape, Curtis Thompson and David Wheeler unavailable; Wycombe won 2–1 with manager Gareth Ainsworth stating that after the game that he is "not afraid in giving young kids their debuts" in response to Pendlebury's performance. He scored the first goals of his career the following week when he scored a second-half brace in a 3–1 win over Cheltenham Town.