Ollie Turton
English association football player (born 1992)
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.
Career
Crewe Alexandra
Turton began his professional career with Crewe Alexandra in 2010. He joined Northern Premier League Division One South club Market Drayton Town on loan along with Jason Oswell. 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.
He scored his first Crewe goal in a 1–1 draw at Oldham Athletic on 21 September 2013.
On 9 May 2017, Crewe announced that Turton had been offered a new contract, though manager David Artell gave a 22 May deadline for a decision otherwise the offer would be rescinded. On 23 May Turton reported for training but had not yet clarified his decision to Artell.
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