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 23)
Place of birth Blackpool, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Everton
Number 43
Youth career
0000–2018 Fleetwood Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
International career
2017 England U17 1 (0)
2017–2018 England U18 5 (0)
2018 England U19 1 (0)
2019 England U20 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner 2017 India
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:43, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

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

Contents

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 City 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] On 20 September 2023, he signed a new contract until 2025. [21]

International career

Crellin has represented England at under-17 to under-20 youth levels. [4] [22] In October 2017, Crellin was included in the squad for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [23] His only appearance in the tournament was a group stage match against Iraq. [24]

On 14 October 2019, Crellin made his England U20 debut against Czech Republic at Peterborough United. [25]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 September 2023 [26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fleetwood Town 2018–19 [27] League One 0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2019–20 [28] 5020001 [lower-alpha 1] 080
2020–21 [29] 00———00
2021–22 [30] 0000004 [lower-alpha 1] 040
Total50200060130
F.C. United of Manchester (loan) 2018–19 [2] National League North 70———70
Chorley (loan) 2019–20 [2] National League 90———90
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2020–21 [29] League Two 11010103 [lower-alpha 1] 0160
Everton 2021–22 [30] Premier League 0000000000
2022–23 [31] 0000000000
2023–24 [32] 0000000000
Total0000000000
Everton U21 2022–23 [31] ————1 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2023–24 [32] ————2 [lower-alpha 1] 020
Total0000003030
Career total3203010120480
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

Honours

England U17

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References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Fleetwood Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 27. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 "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: 𝘕𝘰 𝘞𝘢𝘺 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵 @BillyCrellin1 You voted the Wanderers stopper the Man of the Match after tonight's victory. Well played, Billy! #BWFC"
  14. ↑ "MATCH REACTION: Bolton Wanderers 1 Bradford City 0". The Bolton News.
  15. ↑ "Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt poised to make decision on keeper Billy Crellin". The Bolton News.
  16. ↑ "Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Salford City". BBC Sport.
  17. ↑ "Bolton boss Ian Evatt on Billy Crellin's status and Tom White's exit". The Bolton News.
  18. ↑ "Under-23s Seal Deal For Keeper Crellin". www.evertonfc.com. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  19. ↑ "Goalkeeper Billy Crellin signs for Everton". www.fleetwoodtownfc.com. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  20. ↑ "Everton sign Alli from Tottenham". BBC Sport.
  21. ↑ "Crellin Signs New Everton Contract". www.evertonfc.com.
  22. ↑ "Billy Crellin named in England U19 squad". Fleetwood Town F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  23. ↑ "U17 World Cup squad". BBC Sport. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  24. ↑ "Young Lions beat Iraq 4-0 in Kolkata to seal spot in U17 World Cup knock-out stage". The Football Association. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  25. ↑ "YENGLAND MU20S MISS OUT AS CZECH REPUBLIC PREVAIL AT PETERBOROUGH UNITED". The Football Association. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  26. ↑ Billy Crellin at Soccerbase
  27. ↑ "Games played by Billy Crellin in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Billy Crellin in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  29. 1 2 "Games played by Billy Crellin in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  30. 1 2 "Games played by Billy Crellin in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  31. 1 2 "Games played by Billy Crellin in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  32. 1 2 "Games played by Billy Crellin in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  33. ↑ Shamoon Hafez (17 January 2019). "England's U17 World Cup winners - where are they now?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
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