James Joseph Crabtree MC (15 February 1895 – 4 December 1965) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Rochdale, Blackburn Rovers and Accrington Stanley.[1] He was capped by England at amateur level and played one Football League match as an inside forward for Rochdale,[4] for whom he scored two goals.[5] Crabtree later served as a linesman in the Football League and as a referee in the Lancashire Combination.[6]

Personal life

Crabtree attended Stonyhurst College.[6] On 5 September 1914, a month after the outbreak of the First World War, Crabtree enlisted as a private in the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.[6] Just over a year later, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant.[6][7] Crabtree was wounded near Morval during the Battle of the Somme in September 1916 and saw further action at Arras and Passchendaele after his recovery.[6] He won a Military Cross for "conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty" on 26 September 1917.[6] A month later, he was wounded for a second time and did not serve on the Western Front for the remainder of the war.[6] After being promoted to captain, Crabtree was posted briefly to Central Asia before leaving the army.[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rochdale 1921–22[8] Third Division North 34 0 1 0 2[a] 0 37 0
1922–23[8] 24 2 1 0 4[b] 0 29 2
Career total 58 2 2 0 6 0 64 2
  1. ^ 1 appearance in Lancashire Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Manchester Senior Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Lancashire Senior Cup

Honours

Blackburn Rovers

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 309. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c "Crabtree". BRFCS. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. ^ "League clubs and their players for the coming season. Accrington Stanley". Athletic News. Manchester. 4 August 1924. p. 3.
  4. ^ "England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Crabtree Jimmy Rochdale 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "James Crabtree – Footballer and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  7. ^ "No. 29348". The London Gazette. 2 November 1915. p. 10776.
  8. ^ a b Phillipps, Steven (2001). Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001. Harefield, Middlesex: Yore. ISBN 1-874427-09-7. OCLC 48531524.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Crabtree_(footballer,_born_1895)
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