Jimmy Crabtree (footballer, born 1895)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Stonyhurst College | |||
| Clitheroe Amateurs | |||
| 1913–1919 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | (0) |
| → Preston North End (guest) | |||
| 1921–1922 | Rochdale | 58 | (2) |
| 1923–1924 | Accrington Stanley | 7 | (0) |
| Colne Town | |||
| National team | |||
| 1914 | England Amateurs | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
James Joseph "Jimmy" 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] 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 wouldn't 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]
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 309. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "James Crabtree - Footballer and the First World War". Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- ↑ "England Matches - The Amateurs 1906-1939". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 2016-09-22.