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Toby Savin

Toby Savin is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Wigan Athletic.

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Toby Savin
Personal information
Full name Toby Savin 1
Date of birth (2001-05-04) 4 May 2001
Place of birth Southport, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.94 m)2
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Wigan Athletic
Youth career
2011-2013 Southport
2013–2014 Wigan Athletic
2014–2016 Everton
2016–2017 Crewe Alexandra
2017–2019 Accrington Stanley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2024 Accrington Stanley 91 (0)
2019–2020 → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 1 (0)
2023 → Stevenage (loan) 4 (0)
2024–2025 Shrewsbury Town 19 (0)
2025 → Barnet (loan) 2 (0)
2025 → Halifax Town (loan) 1 (0)
2025– Wigan Athletic 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:49, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

Toby Savin (born 4 May 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Wigan Athletic.

Career

Early career

Savin began playing football at Southport before joining Wigan Athletic. After leaving the club in 2014, he was spotted by the academy of Everton before departing to join Crewe Alexandra in 2016. He then joined Accrington Stanley in 2017.

Accrington Stanley

2019–20 season

On 3 September 2019, Savin made his professional debut for Accrington Stanley against Fleetwood Town in the EFL Trophy, starting in goal in a 2–1 victory. At the age of 18 years, 3 months and 30 days, he became the club’s third-youngest goalkeeper3.

On 8 October 2019, he recorded his first clean sheet for the club in a 3–0 EFL Trophy win against Oldham Athletic, making five saves in the match4 · 5.

On 30 December 2019, Savin joined Stalybridge Celtic on loan in order to gain first-team experience. He made one appearance, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw against Ashton United before being recalled by Accrington Stanley on 10 January 2020 after changes in the goalkeeping situation at both clubs6 · 7 · 8.

He finished the 2019–20 season with two appearances, both in the EFL Trophy, as the third-choice goalkeeper behind Dimitar Evtimov and Josef Bursik9.

2020–21 season

Savin made his first appearance of the season on 4 September 2020 in the EFL Cup against Burton Albion, starting in goal in a 1–1 draw before Accrington lost on penalties10 · 11.

On 8 September 2020, he kept a clean sheet in a 7–0 EFL Trophy win over Leeds United U21s12 · 13.

On 12 September 2020, he made his English Football League debut in League One against Peterborough United, keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 win. Following this, he established himself as the club’s first-choice goalkeeper during the early part of the season14 · 15.

On 18 September 2020, he signed a new three-year contract with Accrington Stanley, keeping him at the club until 202316..

In October 2020, Accrington Stanley signed goalkeeper Nathan Baxter on loan, increasing competition for the starting role. Savin subsequently spent periods out of the starting XI but featured in cup matches and during rotation17.

On 2 March 2021, Baxter was injured during a League One match against Ipswich Town, allowing Savin to step in and play the remainder of the season as first-choice goalkeeper18 · 19.

Overall, he made 35 appearances in all competitions during the season, keeping 10 clean sheets as Accrington finished 11th in League One20.

2021–22 season

Savin began the season as backup to James Trafford, who was on loan from Manchester City21.

He made his first appearance on 10 August 2021 in an EFL Cup win against Rotherham United22 · 23.

On 24 August 2021, he kept a clean sheet in a penalty shootout defeat to Oldham Athletic in the EFL Cup. He later regained his place in the team in September 2021, including a clean sheet in a 1–0 win over Shrewsbury Town24 · 25.

Trafford eventually returned to Manchester City in January 2022, allowing Savin to continue competing for the starting position26.

During the season, Savin made 40 appearances in all competitions, keeping 11 clean sheets as Accrington finished 12th in League One. He also received his first two career red cards in matches against Plymouth Argyle and Lincoln City27 · 28..

Shrewsbury Town

On 27 June 2024, Savin joined EFL League One club Shrewsbury Town on a two-year deal.29

On 18 February 2025, Savin joined Barnet on an initial one-month loan.30 On 25 March 2025, he joined FC Halifax Town on loan for the remainder of the season.31

Wigan Athletic

On 1 September 2025, Savin departed Shrewsbury Town and joined League One club Wigan Athletic on a one-year deal.32

Career statistics

As of match played 22 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Accrington Stanley 2019–2033 League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 2a 0 2 0
2020–2134 League One 31 0 0 0 1 0 3a 0 35 0
2021–2235 League One 33 0 1 0 2 0 4a 0 40 0
2022–2336 League One 18 0 5 0 0 0 2a 0 23 0
2023–2437 League Two 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
Total 91 0 6 0 4 0 11 0 112 0
Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 2019–2038 NPL Premier Division 1 0 — — — 1 0
Stevenage (loan) 2022–2336 League Two 4 0 — — — 4 0
Shrewsbury Town 2024–25 League One 19 0 1 0 2 0 3a 0 25 0
Barnet (loan) 2024–25 National League 2 0 — — — 2 0
Career total 117 0 7 0 6 0 14 0 144 0
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
References

References

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