Jason Oswell (born 7 October 1992) is an English

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who plays as a

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for Cymru Premier side Newtown. Following successful loan spells with Market Drayton Town and Nantwich Town, he turned professional at Crewe Alexandra in summer 2011. He spent the first half of the 2011–12 season on loan at Rhyl, before he was allowed to move on to

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in June 2012. He failed to establish himself in the first-team and left the club in January 2013, ending the 2012–13 season at non-league sides Nantwich Town and

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. He spent four months in Australia with

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from May 2013, where he won the

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. He then returned to Wales and signed with Rhyl, though ended the 2013–14 season with Welsh Premier League runners-up Airbus UK Broughton. He joined Newtown in June 2014, and went on to enjoy a highly successful three seasons with the club, being named as Welsh Premier League Player of the Season in 2016–17 after scoring 22 goals in 31 league games. He also played on the losing side in the 2015

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final and was twice named in the Welsh Premier League Team of the Year. He signed with Stockport County in June 2017 and was named as the club's Player of the Season in 2017–18 after scoring 28 goals from 47 appearances. He returned to League football with

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in June 2018.

Playing career

Crewe Alexandra

Born in

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, Oswell began his career at Crewe Alexandra. Alongside club-mate

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, he joined

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Division One South side Market Drayton Town on loan in February 2011, making his competitive debut in a 3–0 victory over

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on 5 February. Having scored six goals for the "Gingerbread Men", he went on to end the

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season on loan in the Northern Premier League Premier Division with Nantwich Town, scoring three goals in eight appearances for the "Dabbers". Oswell was handed a one-year professional contract at

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and sent out on loan to Welsh club Rhyl for the first half of the 2011–12 season. After a strong start during his spell at Belle Vue, scoring six goals in his first ten appearances, he was named as

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player of the month for October. He went on to score a total of 19 goals in 20 appearances for the "Lilywhites".

Inverness to Broughton

On 28 June 2012, Oswell joined

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side

, who were managed by former

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international Terry Butcher. He made his "Caley Thistle" debut on 11 August, in a 1–1 draw with

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at the

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. He featured in just one further game before leaving the club by mutual consent in January 2013. He re-signed for former club Nantwich Town in February 2013, before moving to

in March 2013. He helped Albion to qualify for the play-offs, though left

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before their play-off semi-final tie with

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. Oswell signed for Australian National Premier Leagues NSW club

in May 2013, making his debut later that month against the

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. He helped the Tigers to win the

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edition of the

, scoring a hat-trick against the

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in the quarter-finals, and then the opening goal in the 3–0 victory over

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in the grand final at Seymour Shaw Park. He returned to Wales in September 2013 after rejoining Rhyl, who now were playing in the Welsh Premier League. He scored three goals in 15 appearances for Rhyl, before ending the 2013–14 campaign by playing six games for eventual runners-up Airbus UK Broughton.

Newtown

Oswell signed with Newtown in June 2014. He finished as the club's top scorer in the 2014–15 season after scoring 20 goals in 37 appearances, and was named on the Welsh Premier League Team of the Year. The "Robins" finished sixth in the league, but made it to the next season's

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qualification stage after beating

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2–1 in the Europa League play-off final at

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. They also reached the final of the

, but were beaten 2–0 by

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. He scored 13 goals in 34 games across the 2015–16 campaign, including a hat-trick in a 3–2 win over Connah's Quay Nomads on 16 April. His tally also included two goals against Maltese side

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in what was the club's first ever victory in the Europa League. However Newtown failed to qualify for Europe for the next season after losing 2–1 to Airbus UK Broughton in the play-off semi-finals at

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. He scored 25 goals in 37 appearances during the 2016–17 season, earning himself the Welsh Premier League golden boot and a place on the Welsh Premier League Team of the Year, as well as the overall Welsh Premier League Player of the Season award. However Newtown could only manage a seventh-place finish, and were beaten 3–2 by

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in the Europa League play-off semi-final at Nantporth. Oswell scored three hat-tricks during the season, against Rhyl, Aberystwyth Town and Airbus UK Broughton.

Stockport County

Oswell signed for Stockport County in June 2017. Manager Jim Gannon said he thought goalscoring centre-forwards were hard to find in non-league football so had instead looked at the Welsh league in order to find a front-man to lead the "Hatters". It proved to be an astute signing, as Oswell scored 28 goals in 47 games, including hat-tricks against Leamington, North Ferriby United and

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. County qualified for the

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play-offs with a fifth-place finish, but were beaten 1–0 by

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at Edgeley Park at the semi-final stage. Oswell was named as the club's Player of the Season.

Morecambe

He returned to League football with

in June 2018.

Wrexham

In January 2019 he was bought by

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for an undisclosed fee, signing an 18-month contract.

Telford

In July 2020, Oswell signed for

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Return to Newtown

On 31 May 2023 he re-signed for Newtown.

Style of play

Oswell is a powerful

with good aerial ability and hold-up play.

Personal life

Whilst playing semi-professionally, Oswell worked as a physiotherapy assistant within the

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and studied physiotherapy at university. As part of his final placement for university, Oswell travelled to

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with a charity group to help children with neurological conditions. He graduated from the University of Salford in July 2017.

Career statistics

Honours

APIA Leichhardt Tigers *

winner:

Airbus UK Broughton * Welsh Premier League runner-up: 2013–14 Newtown *

runner-up:

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Individual * Welsh Premier League Player of the Season: 2016–17 * Welsh Premier League Team of the Year: 2014–15, 2016–17 *

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Player of the Season: 2017–18

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oswell, Jason 1992 births Living people Footballers from Northwich English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Market Drayton Town F.C. players Nantwich Town F.C. players Rhyl F.C. players Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players Witton Albion F.C. players APIA Leichhardt FC players Airbus UK Broughton F.C. players Newtown A.F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Morecambe F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players Northern Premier League players Cymru Premier players Scottish Premier League players National Premier Leagues players National League (English football) players English Football League players English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Alumni of the University of Salford British physiotherapists AFC Telford United players