Ollie Crankshaw

Ollie Crankshaw

Personal information
Full name	Oliver Samuel Crankshaw [1]
Date of birth	(1998-08-12) 12 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Preston, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Altrincham
Number	27
Youth career
0000–2016	Preston North End
2017–2018	Morecambe
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Ramsbottom United	25	(14)
2017	Clitheroe	11	(1)
2017–2018	Colne	30	(14)
2018–2019	Curzon Ashton	21	(6)
2019–2021	Wigan Athletic	16	(1)
2019	→ Curzon Ashton (loan)	14	(4)
2020	→ Dundee (loan)	6	(1)
2021	Bradford City	25	(1)
2021–2023	Stockport County	54	(11)
2023	→ Motherwell (loan)	4	(0)
2023–	Altrincham	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:00, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

Oliver Samuel Crankshaw (born 12 August 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for National League club Altrincham.

Career

Crankshaw started his career with Preston North End before joining Northern Premier sides Ramsbottom United and then Clitheroe. In October 2017 Crankshaw joined Colne where he caught the eye, scoring 13 goals in 30 appearances. During this time he also played for Morecambe's under-23 squad. His good form for Colne and Morecambe earned him a move to National League North side Curzon where he continued to impress leading to an extended trial with Championship side Wigan Athletic. ^[2] In January 2019 Crankshaw signed for Wigan and returned to Curzon on loan for the remainder of the season.

In January 2020 Crankshaw was loaned out to Dundee for the remainder of the season. ^[3] He scored his first goal for the club on 10 March at home against Ayr United, in what would be the final game of the season due to its early finish caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. ^{[4] [5]}

Crankshaw made his debut for The Latics in an EFL Cup match against Fleetwood Town in September 2020. ^[6] He scored his first goals for Wigan when he scored twice in a 6–1 EFL Trophy win over Liverpool U21s on 22 September. ^[7]

Crankshaw signed for Bradford City on 1 February 2021, ^[8] and he scored on his debut for against Exeter City on 6 February. ^[9]

He signed for Stockport County in September. ^[10] and made his debut in a 2-1 win away to Weymouth on 2nd October in which he scored the winning goal. Crankshaw would go on to win the National League with Stockport at the end of the season. ^[11]

On 12 January 2023, Crankshaw would join Scottish Premiership club Motherwell on loan until the end of the season. ^[12]

On 30 August 2023, Crankshaw signed for National League side Altrincham for an undisclosed fee. ^[13] In September during a league match against Barnet, Crankshaw suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury and was ruled out for the rest of the season. ^[14]

On 20 September 2024, Crankshaw made his return to the pitch after over a year out injured, coming on as a substitute in a league game against Boston United. ^[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 October 2024

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ramsbottom United	2016–17 [16] [17]	NPL Division One North	25	0	1	0	—		5 [lower-alpha 1]	1	31	1
Clitheroe	2017–18 [18]	NPL Division One North	11	1	2	2	—		2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	15	3
Colne	2017–18 [19] [20]	NPL Division One North	30	14	—		—		—		30	14
Curzon Ashton	2018-19 [21] [22]	National League North	21	6	1	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	23	6
Wigan Athletic	2018–19 [23]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20 [24]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21 [25]	League One	17	1	1	0	1	0	3 [lower-alpha 4]	2	22	3
	Total		17	1	1	0	1	0	3	2	22	3
Curzon Ashton (loan)	2018–19 [21] [22]	National League North	14	3	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 3]	1	15	4
Dundee (loan)	2019–20 [24]	Scottish Championship	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
Bradford City	2020–21 [25]	League Two	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	1
	2021–22 [26]	League Two	6	0	0	0	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 4]	0	8	0
	Total		25	1	—		1	0	1	0	27	1
Stockport County	2021–22 [26]	National League	32	10	4	1	—		5 [lower-alpha 5]	0	41	11
	2022–23	League Two	19	1	4	0	2	0	2 [lower-alpha 4]	0	27	1
	2023–24	League Two	3	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 4]	0	4	0
	Total		54	11	8	1	2	0	8	0	72	12
Motherwell (loan)	2022–23	Scottish Premiership	4	0	2	0	—		0	0	6	0
Altrincham	2023–24	National League	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2024–25	National League	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Career total			212	38	16	3	4	0	21	4	253	45

1. Four appearances and one goal in FA Trophy; one appearance in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
2. One appearance in FA Trophy; one appearance in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
3. Appearances in Manchester Premier Cup
4. Appearances in EFL Trophy
5. Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours

Stockport County

• National League: 2021–22 ^[27]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Wigan Athletic" (PDF). English Football League. p. 75. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
2. "Wigan Athletic take non-league former Preston youngster on trial". Just Football. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
3. "Ollie joins". Dundee FC. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
4. "Dundee 2-0 Ayr United". BBC. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
5. "SPFL Resolution Approved By Clubs In All Four Divisions". SPFL.co.uk. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
6. "Fleetwood Town 3–2 Wigan Athletic". BBC. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
7. "Wigan Athletic 6 Liverpool Under-21s 1". wigantoday.net. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
8. "DEADLINE DAY: Wigan winger Crankshaw becomes Bradford City's ninth signing". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. February 2021.
9. "Bradford City 3–2 Exeter City". Jobs4football. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
10. "Crankshaw leaves Bradford City to join Stockport". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 28 September 2021.
11. Media, P. A. (15 May 2022). "Stockport seal National League title and EFL return after 11 years". the Guardian. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
12. "Crankshaw heads to Scotland on loan". Stockport County. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
13. "What a signing - Ollie Crankshaw is an Alty player!". Altrincham FC. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
14. "Alty Dealt Second "Shattering" Injury Blow To New Boy - The Vanarama National League". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
15. "Altrincham vs Boston United: National League". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
16. "Ramsbottom United Football Club - Player Statistics". www.rammyunited.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
17. "Ramsbottom United F.C. results 2016-17 Club". www.rammystats.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
18. "Clitheroe F.C. results 2017-18 Club". www.clitheroefc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
19. "Statistics - Colne FC - Colne Football Club". www.colnefootballclub.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
20. "Colne F.C. results 2017-18 Club". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
21. Ollie Crankshaw at Soccerway
22. "Curzon Ashton 2018-19 resulrs". www.curzon-ashton.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
23. "Games played by Ollie Crankshaw in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
24. "Games played by Ollie Crankshaw in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
25. "Games played by Ollie Crankshaw in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
26. "Games played by Ollie Crankshaw in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
27. "National League: 2021/22: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
    "Stockport: Squad details: 2021/22". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

External links

• Profile at Database4football
• Profile at Stockport County F.C.