George Crowther (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Lisle Crowther[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1892[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bishop Middleham, England | ||
| Date of death | 1957 (aged 64–65)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Halifax, England[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward, inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1910–1911 | Shildon | ||
| 1911–1912 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 1912–1913 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | (0) |
| 1913–1914 | Rotherham Town | ||
| 1914 | Halifax Town | ||
| 1914– | Hurst | ||
| 1919–1920 | Bradford Park Avenue | 9 | (0) |
| 1920–1921 | West Ham United | 3 | (0) |
| 1921–1922 | Hartlepools United | 25 | (10) |
| 1922–1923 | Tranmere Rovers | 10 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Lisle Crowther MM (18 April 1892 – 1957) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Hartlepools United, Tranmere Rovers, Bradford Park Avenue, West Ham United and Huddersfield Town.[1][3][4][5]
Personal life
[edit]Crowther served as a private in the Football Battalion and the Labour Corps during the First World War.[6] He was awarded the Military Medal for his gallantry during the Football Battalion's during the first major action near Souchez on 1 June 1916.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Huddersfield Town | 1912–13[8] | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| West Ham United | 1920–21[3] | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Hartlepools United | 1921–22[4] | Third Division North | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 |
| 1922–23[4] | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Total | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 10 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 71. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "In Memoriam". The Huddersfield Town Collection. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ a b "George Crowther". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ a b c "George Crowther". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Crowther George Hartlepools United 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ "George Lisle Crowther | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. pp. 100–105, 107. ISBN 978-0857330772.
- ^ Thomas, Ian; Thomas, Owen; Hodgson, Alan; Ward, John (18 October 2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield: Huddersfield Town Football Club. ISBN 9780955728105.
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Categories:
- 1892 births
- Footballers from County Durham
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football inside forwards
- English Football League players
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- Rotherham Town F.C. (1899) players
- Men's association football forwards
- Shildon A.F.C. players
- 1957 deaths
- Halifax Town A.F.C. players
- Ashton United F.C. players
- Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Hartlepool United F.C. players
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Middlesex Regiment soldiers
- People from Bishop Middleham
- Royal Pioneer Corps soldiers
- Recipients of the Military Medal
- Military personnel from County Durham
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football forward, 1890s birth stubs