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{{short description|English footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = George Crowther
| name = George Crowther
| fullname =
| fullname = George Lisle Crowther<ref name="Joyce" />
| birth_date = 18 April 1892<ref name="InMemoriam">{{Cite web |date=14 January 2018 |title=In Memoriam |url=https://huddersfieldtowncollection.wordpress.com/lest-we-forget/ |access-date=21 February 2020 |website=The Huddersfield Town Collection |language=en}}</ref>
| birth_date = 1891
| birth_place = [[Bishop Middleham]], [[County Durham]], England
| birth_place = [[Bishop Middleham]], England
| death_date =
| death_date = {{Death year and age|1957|1892}}<ref name="Joyce" />
| death_place = [[Halifax, West Yorkshire|Halifax]], England<ref name="InMemoriam" />
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| position = [[Centre forward]], [[inside left]]
| years1 = 1912–1913
| years2 =
| years1 = 1910–1911
| clubs1 = [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]
| clubs1 = [[Shildon A.F.C.|Shildon]]
| caps1 =
| clubs2 = [[Rotherham Town F.C. (1899)|Rotherham Town]]
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 =
| caps2 =
| years2 = 1911–1912
| clubs2 = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
| goals1 = 0
| goals2 =
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1912–1913
| clubs3 = [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]
| caps3 = 2
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1913–1914
| clubs4 = [[Rotherham Town F.C. (1899)|Rotherham Town]]
| caps4 =
| goals4 =
| years5 = 1914
| clubs5 = [[Halifax Town A.F.C.|Halifax Town]]
| caps5 =
| goals5 =
| years6 = 1914–
| clubs6 = [[Hurst F.C.|Hurst]]
| caps6 =
| goals6 =
| years7 = 1919–1920
| clubs7 = [[Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.|Bradford Park Avenue]]
| caps7 = 9
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 1920–1921
| clubs8 = [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
| caps8 = 3
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 1921–1922
| clubs9 = [[Hartlepools United F.C.|Hartlepools United]]
| caps9 = 25
| goals9 = 10
| years10 = 1922–1923
| clubs10 = [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]]
| caps10 = 10
| goals10 = 2
}}
}}
'''George Lisle Crowther''' {{post-nominals|MM}} (18 April 1892 – 1957) was an English professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] in the [[Football League]] for [[Hartlepools United F.C.|Hartlepools United]], [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]], [[Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.|Bradford Park Avenue]], [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] and [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]].<ref name="Joyce">{{Cite book |last=Joyce |first=Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=Tony Brown |year=2012 |isbn=978-1905891610 |location=Nottingham |page=71}}</ref><ref name="westhamstats">{{Cite web |title=George Crowther |url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=164&united=George_Crowther |access-date=12 April 2017 |website=www.westhamstats.info}}</ref><ref name="inthemadcrowd">{{Cite web |title=George Crowther |url=http://www.inthemadcrowd.co.uk/UI/Person.aspx?oid=161 |access-date=12 April 2017 |website=In The Mad Crowd}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Crowther George Hartlepools United 1922 |url=http://vintagefootballers.com/product/crowther-george-image-1-hartlepools-united-1922/ |access-date=25 December 2018 |website=Vintage Footballers |language=en-GB}}</ref>
'''George L. Crowther''' (born 1891) was a professional [[association football|footballer]], who played for [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] & [[Rotherham Town F.C. (1899)|Rotherham Town]].

== Personal life ==
Crowther served as a [[Private (rank)|private]] in the [[Football Battalion]] and the [[Labour Corps (United Kingdom)|Labour Corps]] during the [[First World War]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=George Lisle Crowther {{!}} Service Record |url=https://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/geogre-crowther-service-record/ |access-date=8 May 2023 |website=Football and the First World War |language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Riddoch |first1=Andrew |title=When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War |last2=Kemp |first2=David |publisher=Haynes Publishing |year=2010 |isbn=978-0857330772 |location=Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset |pages=100–105, 107}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
! rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Season
! colspan="3" |League
! colspan="2" |FA Cup
! colspan="2" |Total
|-
!Division
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
|[[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]
|[[1912–13 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1912–13]]<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Thomas |first1=Ian |title=99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories |last2=Thomas |first2=Owen |last3=Hodgson |first3=Alan |last4=Ward |first4=John |date=18 October 2007 |publisher=Huddersfield Town Football Club |isbn=9780955728105 |location=Huddersfield |language=English}}</ref>
|[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]
|2
|0
|0
|0
|2
|0
|-
|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|[[1920–21 Football League First Division|1920–21]]<ref name="westhamstats" />
|Second Division
|3
|0
|0
|0
|3
|0
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Hartlepools United F.C.|Hartlepools United]]
|[[1921–22 Football League Third Division|1921–22]]<ref name="inthemadcrowd" />
| rowspan="2" |[[Football League Third Division North|Third Division North]]
|17
|8
|0
|0
|17
|8
|-
|[[1922–23 Football League Third Division|1922–23]]<ref name="inthemadcrowd" />
|8
|2
|1
|0
|9
|2
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!25
!10
!1
!0
!26
!10
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!30
!10
!1
!0
!31
!10
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
*99 Years & Counting - Stats & Stories - Huddersfield Town History

== External links ==

* {{Lives of WWI|id=1041445}}


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[[Category:20th-century English sportsmen]]




Latest revision as of 01:54, 2 November 2024

George Crowther
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

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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

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

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  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 71. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "In Memoriam". The Huddersfield Town Collection. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b "George Crowther". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "George Crowther". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Crowther George Hartlepools United 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  6. ^ "George Lisle Crowther | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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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