Billy Crellin

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Billy Crellin
Personal information
Full name William Francis Crellin[1]
Date of birth (2000-06-30) 30 June 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Blackpool, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Fleetwood Town 5 (0)
2018 → FC United of Manchester (loan) 7 (0)
2019 → Chorley (loan) 9 (0)
2020–2021 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 11 (0)
2022– Everton 0 (0)
National team‡
2017 England U17 1 (0)
2017–2018 England U18 5 (0)
2018 England U19 1 (0)
2019 England U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:52, 30 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:24, 20 November 2018 (UTC)

William Francis Crellin (born 30 June 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Everton.

Club career[]

Born in Blackpool,[2] Crellin moved on loan from Fleetwood Town to FC United of Manchester in August 2018,[3][4] but was recalled early in September 2018.[5]

In July 2019 he was the subject of a failed transfer bid from Premier League club Everton.[6] He moved on loan to Chorley in August 2019.[7]

He signed on loan for Bolton Wanderers in August 2020.[8] His debut came on 5 September in Bolton's first match of the season, a 1–2 home defeat against Bradford in the first round of the EFL Cup.[9] On 28 September Crellin was defended by Bolton head coach Ian Evatt after being criticised for perceived errors in games.[10] A month later however, Evatt criticised Crellin, stating that he needed to "man up" and that Bolton could not afford for their goalkeeper to keep making so many mistakes, after Crellin was at fault for two of Barrow's goals in a 3–3 draw and four days later scored an own goal in a 1–1 draw against Cambridge United.[11] In the next match Crellin saved a penalty to help Bolton beat Bradford City 1–0[12] and was voted Man of the Match by the Bolton fans.[13] Evatt praised Crellin for responding to the criticism by putting on the Man of the Match display.[14] Crellin continued to make mistakes however[15] and on 13 November he was dropped to the bench for Bolton's derby match against Salford City.[16] He then spent the rest of the season as a back up goalkeeper, first to Matt Gilks, and then to both Gilks and January signing Lukas Jensen.[17]

On 31 January 2022, Crellin joined Everton for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half year deal, linking up with their under-23 squad.[18][19][20]

International career[]

Crellin has represented England at under-17 to under-20 youth levels.[4][21] In October 2017, Crellin was included in the squad for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[22] His only appearance in the tournament was a group stage match against Iraq.[23]

On 14 October 2019, Crellin made his England U20 debut against Czech Republic at Peterborough United.[24]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 30 November 2021[2][25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fleetwood Town 2018–19 League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2019–20 5 0 2 0 0 0 1[a] 0 8 0
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22 0 0 0 0 0 0 4[a] 0 4 0
Total 5 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 13 0
F.C. United of Manchester (loan) 2018–19 National League North 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Chorley (loan) 2019–20 National League 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2020–21 League Two 11 0 1 0 1 0 3[a] 0 16 0
Career total 32 0 3 0 1 0 9 0 45 0
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

Honours[]

England U17

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Fleetwood Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 27. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Billy Crellin at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. ^ Rosie Swarbrick (6 September 2018). "Fleetwood academy boss Donnelly: Loans to benefit Crellin and co". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Billy Crellin joins FC United on youth loan deal". Fleetwood Town F.C. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  5. ^ Rosie Swarbrick (21 September 2018). "Fleetwood Town boss Barton: Why we recalled Billy Crellin from FC United". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  6. ^ Kirkbride, Phil (13 July 2019). "Everton told to improve bid for England youth international". liverpoolecho.
  7. ^ "Fleetwood Town keeper Alex Cairns backs Billy Crellin to shine as he joins Chorley on a youth loan". www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Billy Crellin: Bolton Wanderers sign Fleetwood Town goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 3 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Report: Bolton Wanderers 1–2 Bradford City". www.bwfc.co.uk.
  10. ^ ""No criticism" - Wanderers boss Evatt backs keeper Crellin after Newport defeat". The Bolton News.
  11. ^ "MATCH REACTION: Cambridge United 1 Bolton Wanderers 1". The Bolton News.
  12. ^ "Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Bradford City". BBC Sport.
  13. ^ Bolton Wanderers @OfficialBWFC: