Billy Crellin

William Francis Crellin (born 30 June 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from Fleetwood Town.[3]

Billy Crellin
Personal information
Full name William Francis Crellin[1]
Date of birth (2000-06-30) 30 June 2000
Place of birth Blackpool, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Bolton Wanderers
(on loan from Fleetwood Town)
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Fleetwood Town 5 (0)
2018 → FC United of Manchester (loan) 7 (0)
2019 → Chorley (loan) 9 (0)
2020– → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 11 (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 22:17, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:24, 20 November 2018 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Blackpool,[2] Crellin moved on loan from Fleetwood Town to FC United of Manchester in August 2018,[4][5] but was recalled early in September 2018.[6]

In July 2019 he was the subject of a failed transfer bid from Premier League club Everton.[7] He moved on loan to Chorley in August 2019.[8]

He signed on loan for Bolton Wanderers in August 2020.[9] 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.[10] On 28 September Crellin was defended by Bolton head coach Ian Evatt after being criticised for perceived errors in games.[11] 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.[12] In the next match Crellin saved a penalty to help Bolton beat Bradford City 1–0[13] and was voted Man of the Match by the Bolton fans.[14] Evatt praised Crellin for responding to the criticism by putting on the Man of the Match display.[15] Crellin continued to make mistakes however[16] and on 13 November he was dropped to the bench for Bolton's derby match against Salford City.[17]

International career

Crellin has represented England at under-17 to under-20 youth levels.[5][18] In October 2017, Crellin was included in the squad for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[19] His only appearance in the tournament was a group stage match against Iraq.[20]

On 14 October 2019, Crellin made his England U20 debut against Czech Republic at Peterborough United.[21]

Career statistics
As of match played 17 November 2020[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fleetwood Town 2018–19 League One 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2019–20 5020001[lower-alpha 1]080
2020–21 0000000000
Total 5020002090
F.C. United of Manchester (loan) 2018–19 National League North 7000000070
Chorley (loan) 2019–20 National League 9000000090
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2020–21 League Two 11010103[lower-alpha 1]0160
Career total 320301050410
  1. 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. Billy Crellin at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. Billy Crellin at Soccerbase
  4. Rosie Swarbrick (6 September 2018). "Fleetwood academy boss Donnelly: Loans to benefit Crellin and co". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  5. "Billy Crellin joins FC United on youth loan deal". Fleetwood Town F.C. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  6. Rosie Swarbrick (21 September 2018). "Fleetwood Town boss Barton: Why we recalled Billy Crellin from FC United". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  7. Kirkbride, Phil (13 July 2019). "Everton told to improve bid for England youth international". liverpoolecho.
  8. "Fleetwood Town keeper Alex Cairns backs Billy Crellin to shine as he joins Chorley on a youth loan". www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk.
  9. "Billy Crellin: Bolton Wanderers sign Fleetwood Town goalkeeper on loan". 3 August 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. "Report: Bolton Wanderers 1–2 Bradford City". www.bwfc.co.uk.
  11. ""No criticism" - Wanderers boss Evatt backs keeper Crellin after Newport defeat". The Bolton News.
  12. "MATCH REACTION: Cambridge United 1 Bolton Wanderers 1". The Bolton News.
  13. "Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Bradford City" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. 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"
  15. "MATCH REACTION: Bolton Wanderers 1 Bradford City 0". The Bolton News.
  16. "Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt poised to make decision on keeper Billy Crellin". The Bolton News.
  17. "Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Salford City" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  18. "Billy Crellin named in England U19 squad". Fleetwood Town F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  19. "U17 World Cup squad". BBC Sport. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  20. "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.
  21. "YENGLAND MU20S MISS OUT AS CZECH REPUBLIC PREVAIL AT PETERBOROUGH UNITED". The Football Association. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  22. 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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