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{{short description|English footballer}}
{{short description|English footballer}}
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| name = George Crowther
| name = George Crowther
| fullname = George Lisle Crowther<ref name="Joyce" />
| fullname = George Lisle Crowther<ref name="Joyce" />
| birth_date = 18 April 1892<ref name="InMemoriam">{{Cite web |url=https://huddersfieldtowncollection.wordpress.com/lest-we-forget/ |title=In Memoriam |date=14 January 2018 |website=The Huddersfield Town Collection |language=en |access-date=21 February 2020}}</ref>
| 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_place = [[Bishop Middleham]], England
| birth_place = [[Bishop Middleham]], England
| death_date = {{Death year and age|1957|1892}}<ref name="Joyce" />
| death_date = {{Death year and age|1957|1892}}<ref name="Joyce" />
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'''George Lisle Crowther''' (18 April 1892 – 1957) was an English professional [[association football|football]] [[Forward (association football)|forward]] who played 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 |url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=164&united=George_Crowther |title=George Crowther |website=www.westhamstats.info |access-date=12 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="inthemadcrowd">{{Cite web |url=http://www.inthemadcrowd.co.uk/UI/Person.aspx?oid=161 |title=In The Mad Crowd |website=www.inthemadcrowd.co.uk |access-date=12 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://vintagefootballers.com/product/crowther-george-image-1-hartlepools-united-1922/ |title=Crowther George Image 1 Hartlepools United 1922 |website=Vintage Footballers |language=en-GB |access-date=25 December 2018}}</ref>
'''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>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Crowther served as a [[Private (rank)|private]] in the [[Football Battalion|17th (Service) Battalion]] of the [[Middlesex Regiment]] during the [[First World War]].<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 |page=107}}</ref>
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 |page= |pages=100-105, 107}}</ref>


== Career statistics ==
== Career statistics ==
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|[[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]
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|[[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>
|[[1912–13 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season|1912–13]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Thomas |first=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>
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[[Category:People from Bishop Middleham]]
[[Category:People from Bishop Middleham]]


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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

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

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

  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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