Oliver Bainbridge

Oliver Bainbridge of Boreham Wood was born on 13 June 2005 (age 21).

Oliver Bainbridge is an English left-back, born on 13 June 2005 (age 21). At 6ft 3in (1.90m), he is a rangy presence in a position more often associated with smaller, sharper full-backs.

His senior career has been shaped chiefly by Boreham Wood. In 2026-27, he has made 12 National League appearances for the club, giving him the clearest run of football in his career so far.

Before that, Bainbridge had a brief spell of league involvement at Kilmarnock in 2024-25, making six appearances. His career remains at an early stage, but the main body of his first-team football has come with Boreham Wood.

📈 Key stats and insights

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Oliver Bainbridge has 12 National League appearances this season – 11 starts and one substitute appearance

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Oliver Bainbridge has collected two yellow cards in the current National League campaign

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Oliver Bainbridge is 21 and plays as a left back for Boreham Wood

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Oliver Bainbridge moved from Sunderland to Boreham Wood on a free transfer in July 2026

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Left Back
Primary Position: Defender
Position

LB

1.9m (6ft 2in)
Height: 77kg (12st 1lb)
Weight: 13 June 2005 (age 21)
Date of Birth: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Country of Birth: Boreham Wood
Team

📊 Season stats

Team: Boreham Wood
National League 2026 - 2027
Games: 14
Starting: 13
Substitute: 1
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: -
Yellows: 2
Reds: -

Bainbridge has made 12 appearances in the National League this season – 11 starts and one substitute appearance – recording two yellow cards; those numbers mark him as a regular starter at left back for Boreham Wood.

📋 Career stats

Team: Boreham Wood
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games: 14
Goals: -

Team: Kilmarnock
Season 2024 - 2025
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 6
Goals: -

Bainbridge progressed from joining Sunderland as a trainee in July 2021 to a sequence of loan spells at Kilmarnock and South Shields before securing a permanent move to Boreham Wood in July 2026; the trajectory reflects a young player accumulating senior experience through loans at age 21.

💰 Transfers

Team: Boreham Wood
1 July 2026
From: Sunderland
Type: Free Transfer

Team: South Shields
1 September 2025
From: Sunderland
Type: Loan

Team: Sunderland
10 January 2025
From: Kilmarnock
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Kilmarnock
3 August 2024
From: Sunderland
Type: Loan

Team: Sunderland
1 July 2021
Type: Trainee

His transfers are characterised by loan moves followed by a free permanent switch – a loan to Kilmarnock in August 2024, a loan to South Shields in September 2025, and a free transfer from Sunderland to Boreham Wood in July 2026 after his trainee spell at Sunderland began in July 2021.

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