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Paul Crooks (footballer)

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Paul Crooks
Personal information
Full name Paul Crooks[1]
Date of birth (1966-10-12)12 October 1966[1]
Place of birth Durham, England[1]
Date of death 5 July 2019(2019-07-05) (aged 52)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1984–1985 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1987 Stoke City 1 (0)
1987 Caernarfon Town
1988 Carlisle United 0 (0)
1988 Rhyl
1989 Bangor City
1990 Blaenau Ffestiniog
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Crooks (12 October 1966 – 5 July 2019) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.[1][3]

Career

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Crooks was born in Durham but started his career with Bolton Wanderers.[1] He was signed by Stoke City in 1986 after having never made an appearance for Bolton.[1] He made three substitute appearances for Stoke during the 1986–87 season with all three coming in different competitions.[1] He failed to break into the first team at the Victoria Ground and left for Caernarfon Town.[1] He had a short and unsuccessful spell at Carlisle United and returned to Welsh league football with Rhyl and Bangor City.[1]

Career statistics

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Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City[1] 1986–87 Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0952415100.
  2. ^ "Tributes paid to former professional footballer". Cambrian News. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. ^ Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
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