Billy Cracknell

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

Billy Cracknell

Personal information
Full name	William David Cracknell[1]
Date of birth	(2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 (age 23)[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 as of 16:32 28 April 2023 (UTC)

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
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Colchester United	2018–19[15]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20[16]	League Two	0	0	–		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21[17]	League Two	1	0	–		0	0	0	0	1	0
	2021–22[18]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Maldon & Tiptree (loan)	2018–19[5]	Isthmian League North Division	1	0	0	0	–		0	0	1	0
	2019–20[5]	Isthmian League North Division	18	1	6	0	–		12[a]	1	36	2
	2020–21[5]	Isthmian League North Division	3	0	5	1	–		3[b]	1	11	2
	Total		22	1	11	1	–		15	2	48	4
Concord Rangers (loan)	2021–22[19]	National League South	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
Bishop's Stortford (loan)	2021–22[12]	Isthmian League Premier Division	22	0	–		–		2[c]	1	24	1
Cheshunt (loan)	2022–23[19]	National League South	30	1	2	0	—		1[d]	0	33	1
Career total			77	2	13	1	0	0	18	3	113	6

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