Jimmy Crapnell

James Scrymagour Crapnell (4 June 1903 – 24 December 1991)[2] was a Scottish football player and manager. He played as a right back for Airdrieonians and Motherwell at club level, and represented both Scotland and the Scottish League XI.[3]

Jimmy Crapnell
Personal information
Full name James Scrymagour Crapnell
Date of birth 4 June 1903
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Date of death 24 December 1991(1991-12-24) (aged 88)
Place of death Paisley, Scotland
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Cambuslang Rangers
1926–1933 Airdrieonians  227 (1)
1933–1937 Motherwell  41 (0)
Total 268 (1)
International career
1929–1932 Scotland 9 (0)
1929–1932 Scottish League XI 5 (0)
Managerial career
1945–1946 Alloa Athletic
1947–1953 St Johnstone
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Crapnell, who was born in Paisley, began his club career in the junior leagues with Cambuslang Rangers.[4] He was already 23 when he moved to Airdrie in 1926 as a replacement for Alex Dick who had been advised to stop playing,[5] but within three years he had become the Diamonds club captain and achieved international recognition, receiving all of his caps while with Airdrie.[5]

Motherwell signed him in January 1933 for a fee of £2,000.[4] He helped them reach the 1933 Scottish Cup Final,[6] but they lost 1–0 to Celtic.[4] He retired in 1934 to try a career in insurance.[4][5] After a brief comeback in the Motherwell reserve team, he retired again.[4]

Crapnell was 5 feet 5 inches tall, which was small for a defender.[1] He had a "reputation for tenacity", however, and won nine Scotland caps between 1929 and 1933, only finishing on the losing side once[1] and captaining the team in four of those appearances.[7] He is the most capped player in Airdrieonians' history.[1][5] Crapnell also represented the Scottish League XI five times (all victories) between 1929 and 1932.[8]

Crapnell became a manager after the Second World War, working for Alloa Athletic and then St Johnstone.[4] He died in December 1991, aged 88.[6]

See also

References
  1. "NOW YOU KNOW: Jock's crowning moment came in lifting the Double". Evening Times. Herald & Times Group. 1 August 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  2. Jimmy Crapnell at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Jimmy Crapnell". MotherWELLnet. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  5. Greatest XI - 2. Right Back, Airdrieonians FC, 6 February 2016
  6. "James Crapnell". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. 27 December 1991. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  7. Jimmy Crapnell at the Scottish Football Association
  8. "[SFL player] Jimmy Crapnell". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
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