Harold Crockford
Harold Arthur Crockford (25 September 1893 – 15 December 1983) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Fulham, Exeter City, Port Vale, Chesterfield, Gillingham, Accrington Stanley, Walsall, Darlington and Norwich City.[2][3]
Crockford while with Exeter City in 1922. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Harold Arthur Crockford[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 25 September 1893||
Place of birth | Derby, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 15 December 1983 90)[1] | (aged||
Place of death | Tunbridge Wells, England[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward, inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Chatham | |||
1916 | → Brentford (guest) | 3 | (0) |
–1917 | Vicar of Wakefield | ||
1917–1922 | Fulham | 26 | (9) |
1922–1923 | Exeter City | 30 | (17) |
1923 | Port Vale | 6 | (2) |
1923–1925 | Chesterfield | 52 | (28) |
1925 | Gillingham | 7 | (1) |
1925 | Accrington Stanley | 11 | (5) |
1925–1926 | Walsall | 24 | (17) |
1926–1927 | Darlington | 18 | (8) |
1927–1928 | Norwich City | 2 | (0) |
1928–1929 | Bedford Town | 31 | (28) |
1929 | Tunbridge Wells Rangers | ||
Total | 176+ | (87+) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
Crockford played for Chatham, Vicar of Wakefield, Fulham and Exeter City, before joining Port Vale in May 1923.[1] He scored on his debut on 25 August, in a 2–1 victory over Crystal Palace at the Nest and scored again two days later in a 2–0 win over Sheffield Wednesday at The Old Recreation Ground.[1] However, Vale lost the next four Second Division games of the 1923–24 season and he left by mutual consent the next month due to his poor form, to be replaced by Tom Butler.[1] Crockford moved on to play for Chesterfield, Gillingham, Accrington Stanley, Walsall, Darlington, Norwich City, Bedford Town and Tunbridge Wells Rangers.[1][4][5]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fulham | 1919–20[6] | Second Division | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 7 | |
1920–21[6] | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |||
Total | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 9 | |||
Exeter City | 1922–23[7] | Third Division South | 30 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 17 | |
Port Vale | 1923–24[1] | Second Division | 6 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 2 | ||
Chesterfield | 1923–24[8] | Third Division North | 33 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 38 | 21 |
1924–25[9] | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 21 | 11 | |||
Total | 52 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 32 | ||
Gillingham | 1924–25[10] | Third Division South | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
Accrington Stanley | 1925–26[7] | Third Division North | 11 | 5 | — | — | 11 | 5 | ||
Walsall | 1925–26[7] | Second Division | 24 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 17 | |
Darlington | 1926–27[7] | Second Division | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 8 | |
Norwich City | 1927–28[7] | Third Division South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 176 | 87 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 187 | 91 |
- 2 appearances and 2 goals in Derbyshire Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup
References
- Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 71. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 70. ISBN 190589161X.
- White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 364. ISBN 0951526200.
- "Player list 1908-38X.xlsx". docs.google.com. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- "Crockford Harold Exeter City 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- "Harold Crockford". Fulhamweb. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- Harold Crockford at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- "Line-ups – 1923–24". Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- "Line-ups – 1924–25". Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- "Gillingham FC Career Details – Harold Crockford". Retrieved 10 October 2017.