Ollie Turton

Ollie Turton

Turton playing for Crewe Alexandra in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Oliver Anthony Turton [1]
Date of birth	(1992-12-06) 6 December 1992 (age 32) [2]
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [3]
Position(s)	Right back, central midfielder [4]
Team information
Current team	Salford City
Number	6
Youth career
000–2010	Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2017	Crewe Alexandra	170	(4)
2011–2012	→ Market Drayton Town (loan)
2017–2021	Blackpool	140	(2)
2021–2025	Huddersfield Town	89	(1)
2025–	Salford City	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:28, 9 August 2025 (UTC)

Oliver Anthony Turton (born 6 December 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back or central midfielder for EFL League Two club Salford City. He has also played for Crewe Alexandra, Blackpool, and Huddersfield Town.

Early life

Turton was born in Manchester, Greater Manchester. ^[5]

Career

Crewe Alexandra

Turton began his professional career with Crewe Alexandra in 2010.^{[ citation needed ]} He joined Northern Premier League Division One South club Market Drayton Town on loan along with Jason Oswell. ^[6] He made his debut, aged 18, for Crewe in a League Two match against Stockport County at Gresty Road on 30 April 2011, which ended in a 2–0 win for Crewe. He came on as a late substitute for Mat Mitchel-King. ^[7]

He scored his first Crewe goal in a 1–1 draw at Oldham Athletic on 21 September 2013. ^[8]

On 9 May 2017, Crewe announced that Turton had been offered a new contract, ^[9] though manager David Artell gave a 22 May deadline for a decision otherwise the offer would be rescinded. ^[10] On 23 May Turton reported for training but had not yet clarified his decision to Artell. ^[11] After a further 24 hours reflection, Turton decided not to accept the club's contract offer and opted to become a free agent. ^[12]

Blackpool

In June 2017, Turton signed a two-year contract with League One side Blackpool. ^[13] He made his Blackpool debut in the club's season-opening fixture at Bradford City on 5 August 2017, ^[14] and scored his first goal for the club in a 3-3 draw at Doncaster Rovers two weeks later. ^[15]

Turton signed a new one-year contract with the club in July 2020. ^[16]

Huddersfield Town

Turton turned down the offer of a new contract at Blackpool, instead opting to sign for Huddersfield Town on 3 June 2021. ^[17]

He was released upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2024–25 season. ^{[18] [19]}

Salford City

On 8 August 2025, Turton was signed by EFL League Two club Salford City, ^{[20] [21]} and made his debut in the side's 2–1 win at Notts County the following day. ^[22]

Career statistics

As of end of 2024–25 season

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
Crewe Alexandra	2009–10 [23]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2010–11 [24]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2011–12 [25]	League Two	2	0	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	3	0
	2012–13 [26]	League One	20	0	1	0	2	0	1 [a]	0	24	0
	2013–14 [8]	League One	12	1	0	0	1	0	1 [a]	0	14	1
	2014–15 [27]	League One	44	1	2	0	2	0	1 [a]	0	49	1
	2015–16 [28]	League One	46	1	1	0	1	0	1 [a]	0	49	1
	2016–17 [29]	League Two	45	1	1	0	2	0	2 [b]	0	50	1
	Total		170	4	5	0	8	0	7	0	190	4
Blackpool	2017–18 [30]	League One	41	1	1	0	0	0	1 [b]	0	43	1
	2018–19 [31]	League One	32	1	1	0	3	0	2 [b]	0	38	1
	2019–20 [32]	League One	30	0	4	0	1	1	4 [b]	0	39	1
	2020–21 [33]	League One	37	0	2	0	1	0	5 [c]	1	45	1
	Total		140	2	8	0	5	1	12	1	165	4
Huddersfield Town	2021–22 [34]	Championship	40	0	1	0	2	0	1 [d]	0	44	0
	2022–23 [35]	Championship	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
	2023–24 [36]	Championship	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2024–25 [37]	League One	28	1	1	0	2	0	3 [b]	0	34	1
	Total		89	1	2	0	4	0	4	0	99	1
Salford City	2025–26 [38]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			400	7	15	0	17	1	23	1	455	9

1. Appearance in the Football League Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
3. Two appearances in the EFL Trophy, three appearances and one goal in the EFL League One play-offs
4. One appearance in the EFL Championship playoffs

Honours

Crewe Alexandra

• Football League Trophy: 2012–13 ^[39]

Blackpool

• EFL League One play-offs: 2021 ^[40]

References

1. "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Blackpool" (PDF). English Football League. p. 49. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
2. "Ollie Turton". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
3. "Ollie Turton". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
4. "Turton happy with right-back switch". Crewe Alexandra F.C. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
5. "Ollie Turton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
6. "CREWE ACADEMY BOYS ON LOAN". Pitchero. 7 February 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
7. "Crewe 2—0 Stockport". Crewe Alexandra F.C. 30 April 2011. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
8. "Games played by Oliver Turton in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
9. Crewe Alexandra Retained List 2017, CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
10. Morse, Peter (10 May 2017). "Crewe Alex: "I'll rip deals up if players miss deadline" – David Artell". Crewe Chronicle. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
11. Morse, Peter (23 May 2017). "Crewe Alex: David Artell reveals futures of Jon Guthrie and Oliver Turton". Crewe Chronicle. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
12. "Turton Will Leave This Summer (25 May 2017)". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
13. "Ollie Turton: Blackpool sign Crewe Alexandra full-back". BBC Sport. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
14. "Bradford City 2-1 Blackpool". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
15. "Doncaster Rovers 3-3 Blackpool". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
16. "Turton Stays A Seasider" - Blackpool F.C., 22 July 2020
17. "Huddersfield Town announce Ollie Turton as fourth signing of summer transfer window" – Yorkshire Live, 3 June 2021
18. "2024/25 RETAINED LIST CONFIRMED". www.htafc.com. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
19. "Forward Ward among nine leaving Huddersfield". BBC Sport. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
20. "Salford sign ex-Huddersfield defender Turton". BBC Sport. BBC News . BBC. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
21. Hughes, Ben (8 August 2025). "Salford Announce The Signing of Defender Ollie Turton". Salford City . Retrieved 8 August 2025.
22. "Notts County 1-2 Salford City". BBC Sport. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
23. "Games played by Oliver Turton in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
24. "Games played by Oliver Turton in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
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27. "Games played by Oliver Turton in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
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29. "Games played by Oliver Turton in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
30. "Games played by Oliver Turton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
31. "Games played by Oliver Turton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
32. "Games played by Oliver Turton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
33. "Games played by Oliver Turton in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
34. "Games played by Oliver Turton in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
35. "Games played by Oliver Turton in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
36. "Games played by Oliver Turton in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
37. "Games played by Ollie Turton in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
38. "Games played by Oliver Turton in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
39. Osborne, Chris (7 April 2013). "Crewe 2–0 Southend". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016.
40. "Starting Lineups - Blackpool vs Lincoln 30.05.2021". Sky Sports. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2025.

External links

• Profile at the Blackpool F.C. website
• Ollie Turton at Soccerbase