Previous clubs: Leicester City, Crewe Alexandra, Walsall, Notts County and Wycombe Wanderers.

Signed: June 2008.

Stefan Oakes began his career at his hometown club Leicester City in the mid 1990's; turning professional in 1997.

Despite not playing as many games as he probably hoped, he was a member of Leicester City's League Cup winning team of 2000. In total, Oakes spent six seasons at Leicester, making 79 appearances and scoring 4 goals. Just prior to leaving Leicester, he had a two-month loan spell at Crewe Alexandra where he made 7 appearances.

Oakes joined Walsall in July 2003, but again, he failed to secure a regular first team spot. After just seven months at Walsall, he left in February 2004 to join Notts County on a free transfer.

It was at Notts County that Oakes' career finally took off, as he became a first team regular and a fans' favourite at Meadow Lane. He made 49 appearances for Notts County and scored 6 goals in the 18 months that he spent at County.

Despite being a first team regular at Notts County, Oakes rejected a new contract in favour of a transfer to Wycombe Wanderers in May 2005. At Wycombe, he established himself a reputation as a great left-foot passer of the ball as well as a fine midfield player. He also helps create goals via pin-point set-piece deliveries.

Imps' boss Peter Jackson made something of a coup in June 2008 when he managed to persuade Oakes to reject a new contract at Wycombe in favour of a move to Lincoln City.

Oakes began the 2008/09 season as a first team regular before injury cost him that place. By the time he was recalled, Lincoln were mid-table in the league and not in the pre-hyped promotion picture. Oakes became a target of the critics who deemed his passing a luxury when The Imps required a hard-working and tough tackling midfielder. The outcome was that Oakes was dropped from the first team and spent the remainder of the season as a bit-part player.

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