1016 Greg Olley

Biography

Wide midfielder Olley signed for City in 2015, but he didn’t make his senior debut until August 2016 when he started a League Cup tie at Exeter City.  He made one further League Cup appearance the following season before his release in May 2018.

Olley was a junior at Newcastle United and had recently been released by the Magpies when City signed him from non-League South Shields.

On his release from the Tigers Greg returned to the North East and joined Conference National title challengers Gateshead.  He had an impressive first season at Gateshead, scoring 8 goals in 41 starts, and scored another 4 goals in the foreshortened 2019/20 season. He was retained by Gateshead for the 2020/21 season and captained the side as they rose to the Conference National league at the end of the 2021/22 season. After Conference status was secured late in the 2022/23 season, Olley committed to a further two years at Gateshead despite repeated approaches from Football League clubs. In August 2025, on the opening day of the 2024/25 season, Greg netted a hattrick against Ebbsfleet United – a week later he suffered a broken leg that ended his season and led to an end of his time at Gateshead in June 2025 – across seven seasons he scored 36 goals in 198 appearances.

In July 2025 Olley joined Conference National side York City.

In March 2020 Olley was called up to the England C squad, players drawn from the semi-professional game, however the planned C international against Wales was cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID19.

Details

Nationality: England
Date/Place of Birth: 2 February 1996, Durham
Hull City First Game: 23 August 2016, Exeter City A (Football League Cup Second Round), 20 years, 203 days old
Hull City Final Game: 22 August 2017, Doncaster Rovers A (Football League Cup Second Round), 21 years, 201 days old

Clubs

South Shields (2015), Hull City (2015-2018), Gateshead (2018-2025), York City (2025-current)

Hull City Record

Career: 2 apps, 0 goals