Johnny Crosbie

Johnny Crosbie
Personal information
Full name John Crosbie[1]
Date of birth 9 October 1895[1]
Place of birth Glenbuck, Scotland
Date of death 1 February 1982(1982-02-01) (aged 86)[2]
Place of death Ayr, Scotland
Height 5 ft 7+3⁄4 in (1.72 m)[3]
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
Glenbuck Cherrypickers
Muirkirk Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1913 Saltcoats Victoria
1913–1920 Ayr United 157 (45)
→ Clyde (guest) 1 (0)
1920–1932 Birmingham 409 (71)
1932–1933 Chesterfield 3 (0)
Stourbridge
Total 569 (116)
International career
1919 Scotland (wartime)[4] 1 (0)
1920–1922 Scotland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Crosbie (9 October 1895 – 1 February 1982) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Scottish Football League for Ayr United and made more than 400 appearances in the Football League for Birmingham.[5] He was capped twice for the Scotland national football team.

  1. ^ a b Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
  2. ^ "Chesterfield FC: Player-based information – 1921–2018". Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Blues" News. The Official Programme of Birmingham Football Club, Ltd. Birmingham F.C. 30 August 1924. p. 3.
  4. ^ "Sat 19 Apr 1919 Ireland 0 Scotland 0". londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  5. ^ Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 71. ISBN 9781905891610.