Harry Crossthwaite

Harry Crossthwaite
Personal information
Full name	Harold Crossthwaite
Date of birth	9 September 1890
Place of birth	Stockport, England
Date of death	1939 (aged 49)
Position(s)	Outside right
Senior career*
Years	Team
–	Heywood United
1912–1919	Stockport County
1920–1921	Stoke
1921–1922	Stockport County
–	Stalybridge Celtic
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harold "Harry" Crossthwaite (9 September 1890 – 1939) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stockport County and Stoke.^[1] His nephew Bert was also a footballer.

Career

Crossthwaite was born in Stockport and played amateur football with Heywood United before he joined local League side Stockport County in 1912. County struggled in the Second Division up until World War I broke out. Crossthwaite continued to play for the club during the war and back in 1919 once League football and been resumed. There was no change in the "Hatters" fortunes on the pitch and with the side languishing in the lower reaches of the table he signed for divisional rivals Stoke in March 1920.^[1] He made his debut for Stoke in the first league Potteries derby match against Port Vale and assisted goalscorer Arthur Watkin as Stoke won 3–0 at Vale's Old Recreation Ground.^[1] However Stoke had a disappointing end to the 1919–20 season and finished in mid-table. Crossthwaite started the 1920–21 as first choice right winger playing in 19 matches but after a poor performance against Birmingham he was dropped and at the end of the season he was sold back to Stockport County.^[1] In his first season back at Edgeley Park he helped Stockport to win the Football League Third Division North title.^[1] He spent one more season at Stockport before ending his career with Stalybridge Celtic.^[1]

Career statistics

Sourced from Harry Crossthwaite at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stockport County	1912–13	Second Division	20	2	1	0	21	2
	1913–14	Second Division	10	0	1	0	11	0
	1914–15	Second Division	16	2	0	0	16	2
	1919–20	Second Division	29	3	1	0	24	3
Stoke	1919–20	Second Division	12	0	0	0	12	0
Stoke	1920–21	Second Division	18	0	1	0	19	0
Stockport County	1921–22	Third Division North	34	2	1	0	35	2
Stockport County	1922–23	Second Division	18	2	0	0	18	2
Career total			157	11	5	0	163	11

Honours

Stockport County

Football League Third Division North champions: 1921–22

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

[The_Encyclopaedia_of_Stoke_City-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

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