Lewis Billington

	Billington playing for Crewe Alexandra in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Lewis Carl Billington
Date of birth	17 February 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth	Crewe, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Crewe Alexandra
Number	28
Youth career
2012–2020	Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–	Crewe Alexandra
2023	→ Leek Town (loan)
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:09, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
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Lewis Carl Billington (born 17 February 2004) is an English professional footballer plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Crewe Alexandra.

Career

Billington signed a scholarship deal with Crewe Alexandra's Academy in 2020.^[2]

He made his Crewe debut on 10 April 2022 in an EFL League One game against Doncaster at Keepmoat Stadium, starting the game at right-back before being replaced by Sean Lawton in stoppage-time.^[3] He signed his first professional deal with the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.^[4]

In January 2023, Billington joined Leek Town on loan for an initial month,^[5] a move that would be later extended until the end of the season.^[6] He was then offered a new contract by Crewe,^[7] signing a 12-month deal in June 2023.^[8] He played in both of Crewe's FA Cup first round matches against League One side Derby County, earning praise for his resilience after an early mistake in the replay on 14 November 2023 - just his sixth first team start.^[9]

In January 2024, Billington signed a new contract at Crewe through to the summer of 2025, with a 12-month extension option.^[10] Less than 24 hours later, he scored his first Crewe goal in his side's 3–1 win at Barrow on 20 January 2024.^[11]

On 14 May 2025, the club announced it had triggered an option to extend his contract.^[12]

Career statistics

As of 14 March 2024.

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Crewe Alexandra	2021–22^[13]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2022–23^[14]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2023–24^[15]	League Two	17	1	3	0	1	0	3^[a]	0	24	1
	Crewe Alexandra total		18	1	3	0	1	0	3	0	25	1

^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

^ "EFL squad list 2021/22 & U21 registered contracted players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 45. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Lewis Billington - Defender". www.crewealex.net. Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
^ "Report: Doncaster 2-0 Crewe". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
^ "2021-22 Retained List". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
^ "Billington agrees short-term loan with Leek Town". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
^ "Billington extends Leek stay until end of the season". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ "Crewe Alexandra Retained List 2023". CreweAlex.com. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
^ "Contract: Lewis Billington signs new deal". CreweAlex.net. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
^ "Praise for Billington bounce back at Derby". CreweAlex.net. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
^ "Lewis Billington: Crewe defender agrees new deal until 2025". BBC Sport. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
^ "Barrow 1-3 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
^ www.crewealex.net https://www.crewealex.net/news/2025/may/14/retained-list-2025---crewe-alexandra/. Retrieved 14 May 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Games played by Lewis Billington in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
^ "Games played by Lewis Billington in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
^ "Games played by Lewis Billington in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

External links

Lewis Billington at Soccerway

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[EFLT-16] Appearances in EFL Trophy

[1] "EFL squad list 2021/22 & U21 registered contracted players" (PDF). English Football League. p. 45. Retrieved 11 August 2022.

[profile-2] "Lewis Billington - Defender". www.crewealex.net. Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 10 April 2022.

[CAFC-09Apr2022-3] "Report: Doncaster 2-0 Crewe". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 10 April 2022.

[CAFC-5May2022-4] "2021-22 Retained List". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 5 May 2022.

[CAFCJan23-5] "Billington agrees short-term loan with Leek Town". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 2 January 2023.

[CAFCFeb23-6] "Billington extends Leek stay until end of the season". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

[CAFC-15May2023-7] "Crewe Alexandra Retained List 2023". CreweAlex.com. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.

[CAFC-27Jun2023-8] "Contract: Lewis Billington signs new deal". CreweAlex.net. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

[CAFC-19Nov2023-9] "Praise for Billington bounce back at Derby". CreweAlex.net. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

[BBC-20Jan2024-10] "Lewis Billington: Crewe defender agrees new deal until 2025". BBC Sport. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

[BBC-20Jan2024B-11] "Barrow 1-3 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

[12] www.crewealex.net https://www.crewealex.net/news/2025/may/14/retained-list-2025---crewe-alexandra/. Retrieved 14 May 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[SB2021-13] "Games played by Lewis Billington in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 April 2022.

[SB2022-14] "Games played by Lewis Billington in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2022.

[SB2023-15] "Games played by Lewis Billington in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

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Billington playing for Crewe Alexandra in 2025
Full name	Lewis Carl Billington^[1]
Date of birth	(2004-02-17) 17 February 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth	Crewe, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)^[2]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Crewe Alexandra
Number	28
Youth career
–2020	Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Crewe Alexandra	18	(1)
2023	→ Leek Town (loan)	16	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:09, 14 March 2024 (UTC)