Ted Marcroft

Edward Hollows Marcroft (13 April 1910 – 1975) was an English professional footballer. During his career he played for several Football League clubs.

Ted Marcroft
Personal information
Full name Edward Hollows Marcroft[1]
Date of birth (1910-04-13)13 April 1910
Place of birth Rochdale, England
Date of death 1975 (aged 64–65)
Place of death Lancashire, England
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1929–1930 Bacup Borough
1930–1931 Great Harwood
1931–1932 Middlesbrough 1 (1)
1932–1933 Queens Park Rangers
1933–1934 Cardiff City 28 (2)
1934–1935 Accrington Stanley
1935–1936 Bacup Borough
1936–1937 Rochdale
1937–1939 Macclesfield Town 63 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Marcroft began his career playing in the Lancashire League for Bacup Borough and Great Harwood where his performances prompted First Division side Middlesbrough to sign him for £200.[1][2] He made a goalscoring debut in January 1932, earning his side a point in a 1–1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday,[3] but never played another senior game for the club before joining Queens Park Rangers in May 1932.[1]

In 1933, he joined Third Division South side Cardiff City in a swap deal that saw George Emmerson move the other way. He featured heavily for the first team, making 28 league appearances during the 1933–34 season, but was released at the end of the campaign.[1] He returned north, playing for Accrington Stanley, Bacup Borough and Rochdale before joining Macclesfield Town in August 1937.[2] In two seasons, he played over 60 league games for Macclesfield before his career was ended by the outbreak of World War II.[2]

References
  1. Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 128–129. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  2. "Silkmen archives – M". Silkmen Archives. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. Matthews, Tony (2014). Middlesbrough FC Miscellany. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1445641546.
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