Jimmy Crabtree (footballer, born 1895)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Joseph Crabtree[1] | ||
Date of birth | December 1895 | ||
Place of birth | Clitheroe, England | ||
Date of death | 1965 (aged 69–70)[2] | ||
Place of death | Huddersfield, England | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Stonyhurst College | |||
Clitheroe Amateurs | |||
1913–1919 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | (0) |
→ Preston North End (guest) | |||
1921–1923 | Rochdale | 58 | (2) |
1923–1924 | Accrington Stanley | 7 | (0) |
Colne Town | |||
International career | |||
1914 | England Amateurs | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Joseph Crabtree MC (December 1895 – 1965) was an English professional football goalkeeper who played in the Football League for Rochdale, Blackburn Rovers and Accrington Stanley.[1][3] He later served as a linesman in the Football League and as a referee in the Lancashire Combination.[2]
Personal life
Crabtree attended Stonyhurst College.[2] On 5 September 1914, a matter of days after the outbreak of the First World War, Crabtree enlisted as a private in the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.[2] Just over a year later, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant.[2][4] Crabtree was wounded near Morval during the Battle of the Somme in September 1916 and saw further action at Arras and Passchendaele after his recovery.[2] He won a Military Cross for "conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty" on 26 September 1917.[2] A month later, he was wounded for a second time and did not serve on the Western Front for the remainder of the war.[2] After being promoted to captain, Crabtree was posted briefly to Central Asia before leaving the army.[2]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rochdale | 1921–22[5] | Third Division North | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 37 | 0 |
1922–23[5] | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
Career total | 58 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 64 | 2 |
- ^ 1 appearance in Lancashire Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Manchester Senior Cup
- ^ Appearances in Lancashire Senior Cup
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 309. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "James Crabtree – Footballer and the First World War". Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "No. 29348". The London Gazette. 2 November 1915. p. 10776.
- ^ a b Phillipps, Steven (2001). Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001. Harefield, Middlesex: Yore. ISBN 1-874427-09-7. OCLC 48531524.
- 1895 births
- People from Clitheroe
- English footballers
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Association football goalkeepers
- English Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Preston North End F.C. wartime guest players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891) players
- Colne Town F.C. players
- Loyal Regiment officers
- England amateur international footballers
- Recipients of the Military Cross
- English football referees
- 1965 deaths
- English football goalkeeper stubs