Billy Cracknell
Personal information
Full name William David Cracknell[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-19) 19 January 2002[2]
Place of birth Brentwood, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Bishop's Stortford
Youth career
0000–2019 Colchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Colchester United 1 (0)
2019 → Maldon & Tiptree (loan) 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Maldon & Tiptree (loan) 18 (1)
2020 → Maldon & Tiptree (loan) 3 (0)
2021 → Concord Rangers (loan) 2 (0)
2021–2022 → Bishop's Stortford (loan) 22 (0)
2022–2023 → Cheshunt (loan) 30 (1)
2023– Bishop's Stortford 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:32 28 April 2023 (UTC)

William David Cracknell (born 19 January 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League North club Bishop's Stortford.

Career

Born in Brentwood, Essex,[3] Cracknell joined Maldon & Tiptree on a work experience loan towards the end of the 2018–19 season.[4] He made one appearance as a substitute in the Isthmian League North Division.[5]

During the 2019–20 season, Cracknell scored twice in 32 appearances for Maldon & Tiptree. He also made appearances during the 2020–21 campaign for them.[5]

On 29 September 2020, Cracknell was named on the first-team bench for the first time during Colchester's EFL Trophy match against West Ham United under-21s.[6]

He made his professional debut on 2 March 2021, coming on as a late substitute for Frank Nouble during Colchester's 2–1 League Two win against Carlisle United.[7]

He signed his first professional contract with Colchester on 4 June 2021, agreeing a one-year deal.[8]

On 12 August 2021, he joined National League South side Concord Rangers on loan until January 2022.[9] He made his debut on 30 August in Concord's 2–1 defeat at Welling United.[10]

On 26 November 2021, Isthmian League Premier Division side Bishop's Stortford signed Crackell in a month-long loan deal.[11] He made his debut in their 5–1 FA Trophy win over Leiston on 27 November.[12]

At the end of the 2022–23 season, Cracknell was released by Colchester United.[13] Following his release, he returned to newly promoted National League North club Bishop's Stortford on a permanent basis.[14]

Career statistics

As of end of 2022–23 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Colchester United 2018–19[15] League Two 0000000000
2019–20[16] League Two 00–000000
2020–21[17] League Two 10–000010
2021–22[18] League Two 0000000000
Total 1000000010
Maldon & Tiptree (loan) 2018–19[5] Isthmian League North Division 1000–0010
2019–20[5] Isthmian League North Division 18160–12[lower-alpha 1]1362
2020–21[5] Isthmian League North Division 3051–3[lower-alpha 2]1112
Total 221111–152484
Concord Rangers (loan) 2021–22[19] National League South 20–––20
Bishop's Stortford (loan) 2021–22[12] Isthmian League Premier Division 220––2[lower-alpha 3]1241
Cheshunt (loan) 2022–23[19] National League South 30120—1[lower-alpha 4]0331
Career total 772131001831136
  1. ↑ Six appearances and one goal in Alan Turvey Trophy, four appearances in FA Trophy and two appearances in Essex Senior Cup
  2. ↑ Three appearances and one goal in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Isthmian League Premier Division play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "EFL Professional retain list 2019-20" (PDF). EFL.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Billy Cracknell at Soccerbase
  3. ↑ "Colchester United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  4. ↑ Gregory, David (30 April 2019). "Get Along For Maldon & Tiptree Play-Off". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "William Cracknell". Maldon & Tiptree FC. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  6. ↑ Carmichael, Andy (29 September 2020). "Colchester United 0-1 West Ham U21s". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Colchester United 2–1 Carlisle United". BBC Sport. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  8. ↑ Carmichael, Andy (4 June 2021). "Billy Cracknell Signs First Pro Contract". Colchester United FC. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  9. ↑ Waldron, Jonathan (12 August 2021). "Colchester United defender Billy Cracknell joins Concord". Daily Gazette. Colchester. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Welling United vs. Concord Rangers". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Welcome Billy Cracknell!". Bishop's Stortford FC. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  12. 1 2 "Bishop's Stortford – Appearances – William Cracknell". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  13. ↑ "Club Announces Retained List". www.cu-fc.com. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  14. ↑ "Billy Returns!". www.bsfc.co.uk. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Billy Cracknell in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Billy Cracknell in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Billy Cracknell in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Billy Cracknell in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  19. 1 2 Billy Cracknell at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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