Samuel Joshua Stockley (born 5 September 1977) is an English football coach and former professional player who is the sporting director at USL League One club Lexington SC.

He moved to Third Division club Barnet during the 1996–97 season, making his debut under Terry Bullivant in a 3–0 defeat by Swansea City at Vetch Field on 14 January.

He continued to be an almost constant presence at Underhill under John Still in 1998–99 and 1999–2000, making 45 and 39 appearances respectively, and scoring his first league goal in a 3–1 win over Hull City at Boothferry Park on 24 April 2000.

He played 52 games for new boss Tony Cottee in 2000–01, scoring his second senior goal on 19 August in a 3–3 home draw with Mansfield Town.

[4] He played 44 games for Oxford under Mark Wright and Ian Atkins in 2001–02 as the "Yellows" struggled to retain their Football League status.

He was loaned out to Second Division Colchester United at the start of the 2002–03 season, then managed by Steve Whitton,[5] before moving permanently on a free transfer in October 2002.

[8] He played 44 games in 2004–05, scoring on the opening day of the season with a "stunning strike" from 25 yards (23 m) in a 3–0 win over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough in League One.

[9] He played 34 games for the "U's" in the promotion season of 2005–06, scoring his fifth career goal from 25 yards in a 3–1 defeat to Southend United at Roots Hall on 29 August.

After his release from Colchester following 171 appearances for the club,[11] Stockley moved to Paul Lambert's Wycombe Wanderers of League Two in July 2006.

He played a total of 42 times, scoring his sixth and final league goal at London Road in a 3–3 draw with Peterborough United on 31 March.

[18] Stockley admitted that at times in the season he had considered retirement, but after winning back his first-team spot he said he was enjoying his football.

[26] However, without making a single first-team appearance for the "Bucks", Stockley signed for league rivals Droylsden the following month – to the frustration of Telford manager Andy Sinton.

[38] He studied broadcast journalism at University of Staffordshire during his time at Port Vale, hoping to pursue a career in the media upon his retirement as a player,[22] specifically as a pitch-side reporter.