Ross Crane
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ross Stephen Crane[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Ipswich, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | King's Lynn Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colchester United | |||
| AFC Sudbury | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | AFC Sudbury | 14 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Bury Town | 28 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Ipswich Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Concord Rangers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Bury Town (loan) | 23 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Needham Market | 35 | (7) |
| 2023–2024 | Leiston | 39 | (9) |
| 2024– | King's Lynn Town | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:00, 25 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Ross Crane is an English footballer who plays for National League North side King's Lynn Town as a winger.
Club career[edit]
AFC Sudbury[edit]
Crane joined AFC Sudbury from professional club Colchester United's academy. He made his first-team debut aged 16 in January 2019, and went on to make 14 league appearances in the 2018/19 Isthmian League North season.
Bury Town[edit]
After rejecting a contract from an unnamed League Two side, Crane instead signed for divisional and local rivals Bury Town ahead of the 2019/20 season. He made 28 league appearances, scoring 2 goals, before the season was abandoned in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Ipswich Town[edit]
In May 2020, League One side Ipswich Town announced that Crane would join the club on a two-year professional contract.[2] He made his debut for as an 82nd-minute substitute in a 2–0 win over Gillingham in an EFL Trophy group stage tie on 6 October 2020.[3]
At the start of the 2021/22 season, Crane joined National League South side Concord Rangers on loan, making 4 league appearances.
In November 2021, Crane returned to former club Bury Town on loan for the remainder of the 2021/22 Isthmian League North season, scoring 4 goals in 23 league appearances.
Needham Market[edit]
Crane was released by Ipswich Town at the end of the 2021/22 season. He subsequently signed for Southern Premier Central side Needham Market in August 2022[4], and went on to score 7 goals in 35 league appearances that season.
Leiston[edit]
Ahead of the 2023/24 season, Crane controversially left Needham Market for divisional rivals Leiston, where he scored a career best 9 goals in 39 league appearances.
King's Lynn Town[edit]
In May 2024, National League North side King's Lynn Town announced the signing of Crane.
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 27 April 2024
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| AFC Sudbury | 2018–19 | Isthmian League North Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Bury Town | 2019–20 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| Ipswich Town | 2020–21 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Concord Rangers (loan) | 2021–22 | National League South | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Bury Town (loan) | 2021–22 | Isthmian League North Division | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | |
| Needham Market | 2022–23 | Southern League Premier Division Central | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | |
| Leiston | 2023–24 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 39 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 143 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 22 | ||
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
References[edit]
- ^ "SQUAD LIST 2021/22 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). 9 September 2021. p. 68. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Ross Crane to Join Town". Ipswich Town F.C. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Ipswich Town 2 - 0 Gillingham". Ipswich Town F.C. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ @needhammktfc (4 August 2022). "NEW SIGNING 🖊 The club are delighted to announce the signing of @Rosscrane7 following a spell with Ipswich Town #NeedhamMarketFC #WelcomeRoss" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 August 2022 – via Twitter.
External links[edit]
- Ross Crane at Soccerbase
- Ross Crane at Soccerway
