Jimmy Crabtree (footballer, born 1895)

Jimmy Crabtree
Personal information
Full name James Joseph Crabtree[1]
Date of birth 15 February 1895[2]
Place of birth Clitheroe, England
Date of death 4 December 1965(1965-12-04) (aged 69)[2]
Place of death Clitheroe, England[2]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1911–1912 Stonyhurst College
1912–1913 Clitheroe Amateurs
1913–1919 Blackburn Rovers 12 (0)
→ Preston North End (guest)
1921–1923 Rochdale 58 (2)
1923–1924 Accrington Stanley 7 (0)
1929 Colne Town
International career
1914 England Amateurs 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

  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. ^ "Crabtree Jimmy Rochdale 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference FATFWW was invoked but never defined (see the help page).