Charlie Finney
English footballer
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Charlie Joe Finney (born 28 October 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Crewe Alexandra.
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Finney playing for Crewe Alexandra in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charlie Joe Finney[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 October 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Crewe, England | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Crewe Alexandra | 40 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Chorley (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Buxton (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:48, 25 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career
The younger brother of former Crewe midfielder Oliver Finney, Charlie Finney came through Crewe Alexandra's Academy, signing his first professional deal in July 2021.[2]
He made his Crewe debut on 9 August 2022, starting alongside his brother in Crewe's EFL League Cup first round defeat at Grimsby Town.[3] He made his first league appearance as a substitute on 13 September 2022, supplying the cross for Dan Agyei's equaliser in a 1–1 draw at Hartlepool United.[4]
On 4 March 2023, he joined National League North play-off chasers Chorley on a one-month loan deal.[5] Following his return to Crewe, he was included in the starting line-up for the first time, playing 73 minutes of Crewe's 2–0 league win over Walsall on 15 April 2023.[6] At the end of the season, he was offered a new contract by the club,[7] and in June 2023, signed an initial two-year deal, with an option for a further 12 months.[8] He made a dozen appearances, mainly as a substitute, during the first half of the following season, but in December 2023 manager Lee Bell said Finney required surgery on a persistent calf injury.[9]
In September 2024, Finney joined National League North side Buxton on a five-week loan deal.[10]
In June 2025, Finney signed a new one-year contract, with an option for an additional 12 months, to stay at Crewe.[11]
Career statistics
- As of 22 November 2025.
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Crewe Alexandra | 2022–23[12] | League Two | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2023–24[13] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2024–25[14] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2025–26[15] | League Two | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Chorley (loan) | 2022–23[16] | National League North | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Buxton (loan) | 2024–25 | National League North | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 45 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 63 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
