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Ryan Paul Colclough (born 27 December 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Altrincham.

Ryan Colclough

Personal information
Full name	Ryan Paul Colclough[1]
Date of birth	(1994-12-27) 27 December 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth	Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Club information
Current team	Altrincham
Number	11
Youth career
2011–2012	Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Crewe Alexandra	60	(12)
2016–2018	Wigan Athletic	46	(5)
2016–2017	→ Milton Keynes Dons (loan)	18	(5)
2018–2020	Scunthorpe United	37	(2)
2020–	Altrincham	79	(22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:27, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

Career

Crewe Alexandra

Colclough was born in the town of Burslem in Stoke-on-Trent.[2] He started his career with Crewe Alexandra progressing through the academy to sign a two-year scholarship in the summer of 2011.[3] He was promoted to the first team in September 2012, after impressing in pre-season games and for the under-21s.[4] He made his professional debut for Crewe on 22 September 2012, in a 1–1 draw with Leyton Orient in Football League One, coming on as a substitute for Brendon Daniels.[5] He scored his first goal for the club on 26 January 2013, in a 3–1 defeat to AFC Bournemouth.[6] On 17 August, he scored twice in a 2–1 win against Tranmere Rovers.[7]

On 23 November 2013 Colclough was tasered by police after becoming involved in an altercation with a night club bouncer and was subsequently found guilty of affray and ordered to pay £580 in fines and costs.[8] After an unsuccessful trial with Wolverhampton Wanderers, on Thursday 6 August 2015 Colclough signed a new two-year contract with Crewe to take him through to the summer of 2017.[9]

Wigan Athletic

Colclough joined Wigan Athletic in January 2016.[10] Colclough scored his first goal for Wigan against Bury on 27 February 2016.[11]

On 31 August 2016, Colclough joined League One side Milton Keynes Dons on a season-long loan.[12] On 10 September 2016, Colclough scored his first goal for Milton Keynes Dons, in a 1-1 draw away to Bolton Wanderers.[13]

On 24 September 2016, Colclough scored his first career hat-trick in a 1–4 away win over Fleetwood Town.[14]

On 1 January 2017, Wigan Athletic activated a recall clause in Colclough's loan deal with Milton Keynes Dons and returned to his parent club.[15] On 21 November 2017, he scored two goals before being substituted to see the birth of his son.[16]

Scunthorpe United

On 9 August 2018, Colclough joined League One side Scunthorpe United for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year deal.[17]

He left the club by mutual consent on 16 October 2020, following an investigation into an assault charge.[18]

Altrincham

On 24 November 2020, Colclough signed for National League side Altrincham whilst on bail for the assault charge.[19] All charges were dropped after the Crown Prosecution Service ruled there was insufficient evidence for a conviction.[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 October 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Crewe Alexandra	2012–13[21]	League One	18	1	1	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	21	1
	2013–14[22]	League One	8	2	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	10	2
	2014–15[23]	League One	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	2
	2015–16[24]	League One	27	7	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	1	30	8
	Total		60	12	2	0	2	0	4	1	68	13
Wigan Athletic	2015–16[24]	League One	10	2	—		—		—		10	2
	2016–17[25]	Championship	10	0	—		1	0	—		11	0
	2017–18[26]	League One	26	4	6	0	2	1	1[lower-alpha 2]	1	35	6
	Total		46	6	6	0	3	1	1	1	56	8
Milton Keynes Dons (loan)	2016–17[25]	League One	18	5	3	0	—		2[lower-alpha 2]	0	23	5
Scunthorpe United	2018–19[27]	League One	17	2	1	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	1	21	3
	2019–20[28]	League Two	20	0	1	1	1	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	1	25	2
	2020–21[29]	League Two	0	0	—		1	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	2	0
	Total		37	2	2	1	3	0	6	2	48	5
Altrincham	2020–21[29]	National League	28	8	—		—		0	0	28	8
	2021–22[30]	National League	38	11	2	0	—		0	0	40	11
	2022–23[31]	National League	13	3	0	0	—		0	0	13	3
	Total		79	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	81	22
Career total			240	47	15	1	8	0	13	4	276	52

Honours

Crewe Alexandra

• Football League Trophy: 2012–13[32]

Wigan Athletic

• EFL League One: 2017–18[33]

References

External links

• Ryan Colclough at Soccerbase

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