Ross Crane

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Ross Crane
Personal information
Full name Ross Stephen Crane[1]
Place of birth Ipswich, England
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Needham Market
Youth career
Colchester United
AFC Sudbury
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 AFC Sudbury 14 (0)
2019–2020 Bury Town 33 (2)
2020–2022 Ipswich Town 0 (0)
2021Concord Rangers (loan) 4 (0)
2021–2022Bury Town (loan) 23 (4)
2022– Needham Market 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

Ross Stephen Crane is an English footballer who plays for Southern League Premier Division Central side Needham Market, where he plays as a winger.

Club career[edit]

AFC Sudbury[edit]

Crane joined AFC Sudbry form the Colchester United academy. He featured for Sudbury's first-team during the 2018–19 season.[2]

Bury Town[edit]

He joined Bury Town from Sudbury in 2019. He played 33 games for Bury Town during the 2019–20 season, scoring 2 goals.[3]

Ipswich Town[edit]

On 22 May 2020 Ipswich Town announced that Crane would sign for the club on a free transfer on 1 July 2020, signing a two-year contract.[4] He made his debut for the club as an 82nd minute substitute in a 2–0 win over Gillingham in an EFL Trophy group stage tie on 6 October 2020.[5]

Needham Market[edit]

On 4 August 2022, Crane signed for Needham Market following his release from Ipswich Town.[6]


National Football League[edit]

Crane has aspirations of becoming an American football player in the positions of kicker, punter, or running back.

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 6 August 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 33 2 0 0 0 0 33 2
Ipswich Town 2020–21 League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 2 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 75 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 77 6
  1. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy

References[edit]

  1. ^ "SQUAD LIST 2021/22 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). 9 September 2021. p. 68. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Ipswich Town have a star in the making with Ross Crane, says AFC Sudbury Academy director Danny Laws". Suffolk News. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Bury Town Youngster to Join Town". TWTD. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Ross Crane to Join Town". Ipswich Town F.C. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Ipswich Town 2 - 0 Gillingham". Ipswich Town F.C. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. ^ @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.

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