George Crowther (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Lisle Crowther[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Bishop Middleham, England | ||
| Date of death | 1957 (aged 64–65) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward, inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Shildon | |||
| 1911 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 1912–1913 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | (0) |
| Rotherham Town | |||
| Halifax Town | |||
| Hurst | |||
| 1919 | Bradford Park Avenue | 9 | (0) |
| 1920 | West Ham United | 3 | (0) |
| 1921–1922 | Hartlepools United | 25 | (10) |
| 1922 | Tranmere Rovers | 10 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Lisle Crowther (1892 – 1957) was an English professional football forward who played in the Football League for Hartlepools United, Tranmere Rovers, Bradford Park Avenue, West Ham United and Huddersfield Town.[1][2][3]
Personal life
Crowther served as a private in the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War.[4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Ham United | 1920–21[2] | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Hartlepools United | 1921–22[3] | Third Division North | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 |
| 1922–23[3] | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Total | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 10 | ||
References
- 99 Years & Counting – Stats & Stories – Huddersfield Town History
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 71. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ a b "George Crowther". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ a b c "In The Mad Crowd". www.inthemadcrowd.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 107. ISBN 978-0857330772.
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Categories:
- 1892 births
- Sportspeople from County Durham
- English footballers
- Association football inside forwards
- English Football League players
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- Rotherham Town F.C. (1899) players
- Association football forwards
- Shildon A.F.C. players
- 1957 deaths
- Halifax Town A.F.C. players
- Ashton United F.C. players
- Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C. players
- West Ham United F.C. seasons
- Hartlepool United F.C. players
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
- British Army soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Middlesex Regiment soldiers
- English football forward, 1890s birth stubs