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

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
Huddersfield Town
Number 20
Youth career
–2010 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2017 Crewe Alexandra 170 (4)
2011–2012Market Drayton Town (loan)
2017–2021 Blackpool 140 (2)
2021– Huddersfield Town 67 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:12, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

Early life

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

Career

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Crewe Alexandra

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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a new contract,[9] though manager David Artell gave a 22 May deadline for a decision otherwise the offer would be rescinded.[10] On 23 May Turton reported for training but had not yet clarified his decision to Artell.[11] After a further 24 hours reflection, Turton decided not to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

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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

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

Career statistics

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As of match played 4 May 2024
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[18] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010–11[19] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2011–12[20] League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 3 0
2012–13[21] 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[22] League One 44 1 2 0 2 0 1[a] 0 49 1
2015–16[23] League One 46 1 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 49 1
2016–17[24] 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[25] League One 41 1 1 0 0 0 1[b] 0 43 1
2018–19[26] League One 32 1 1 0 3 0 2[b] 0 38 1
2019–20[27] League One 30 0 4 0 1 1 4[b] 0 39 1
2020–21[28] 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[29] Championship 40 0 1 0 2 0 1[d] 0 44 0
2022–23[30] Championship 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
2023–24[31] Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 61 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 65 0
Career total 371 6 14 0 15 1 20 1 420 8
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ a b c d 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

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Crewe Alexandra

References

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  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. 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. ^ a b "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. 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. ^ "Games played by Oliver Turton in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Games played by Oliver Turton in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  20. ^ "Games played by Oliver Turton in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  21. ^ "Games played by Oliver Turton in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  22. ^ "Games played by Oliver Turton in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  23. ^ "Games played by Oliver Turton in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  24. ^ "Games played by Oliver Turton in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  25. ^ "Games played by Oliver Turton in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  26. ^ "Games played by Oliver Turton in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  27. ^ "Games played by Oliver Turton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  28. ^ "Games played by Oliver Turton in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  29. ^ "Games played by Oliver Turton in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  30. ^ "Games played by Oliver Turton in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  31. ^ "Games played by Oliver Turton in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  32. ^ Osborne, Chris (7 April 2013). "Crewe 2–0 Southend". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016.
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