Oliver Anthony Turton (born 6 December 1992) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for Huddersfield Town. He has also played for Crewe Alexandra and

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Early life

Turton was born in

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, Greater Manchester.

Career

Crewe Alexandra

Turton began his professional career with Crewe Alexandra in 2010. He joined

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Division One South club Market Drayton Town on loan along with Jason Oswell. He made his debut, aged 18, for Crewe in a

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match against Stockport County at

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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

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gave a 22 May deadline for a decision otherwise the offer would be rescinded.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. After a further 24 hours reflection, Turton decided not to accept the club's contract offer and opted to become a free agent.

Blackpool

In June 2017, Turton signed a two-year contract with League One side

. He made his Blackpool debut in the club's season-opening fixture at

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on 5 August 2017, and scored his first goal for the club in a 3-3 draw at Doncaster Rovers two weeks later. Turton signed a new one-year contract with the club in July 2020.

Huddersfield Town

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

Career statistics

Honours

Crewe Alexandra *

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References

External links

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at the Blackpool F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Turton, Ollie 1992 births Living people Footballers from Manchester English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Market Drayton Town F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Northern Premier League players English Football League players