Jimmy Crabtree (footballer, born 1895)
James Joseph Crabtree MC (15 February 1895 – 4 December 1965) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Rochdale, Blackburn Rovers and Accrington Stanley.[1] He was capped by England at amateur level and played one Football League match as an inside forward for Rochdale,[4] for whom he scored two goals.[5] Crabtree later served as a linesman in the Football League and as a referee in the Lancashire Combination.[6]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Joseph Crabtree[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1895[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Clitheroe, England | ||
| Date of death | 4 December 1965 (aged 69)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Clitheroe, England[2] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1911–1912 | Stonyhurst College | ||
| 1912–1913 | Clitheroe Amateurs | ||
| 1913–1919 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | (0) |
| → Preston North End (guest) | |||
| 1921–1923 | Rochdale | 58 | (2) |
| 1923–1924 | Accrington Stanley | 7 | (0) |
| 1929 | Colne Town | ||
| International career | |||
| 1914 | England Amateurs | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Crabtree attended Stonyhurst College.[6] On 5 September 1914, a month after the outbreak of the First World War, Crabtree enlisted as a private in the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.[6] Just over a year later, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant.[6][7] 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.[6] He won a Military Cross for "conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty" on 26 September 1917.[6] A month later, he was wounded for a second time and did not serve on the Western Front for the remainder of the war.[6] After being promoted to captain, Crabtree was posted briefly to Central Asia before leaving the army.[6]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rochdale | 1921–22[8] | Third Division North | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 1922–23[8] | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 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
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 309. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- "Crabtree". BRFCS. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- "League clubs and their players for the coming season. Accrington Stanley". Athletic News. Manchester. 4 August 1924. p. 3.
- "England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- "Crabtree Jimmy Rochdale 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "James Crabtree – Footballer and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- "No. 29348". The London Gazette. 2 November 1915. p. 10776.
- Phillipps, Steven (2001). Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001. Harefield, Middlesex: Yore. ISBN 1-874427-09-7. OCLC 48531524.