Charles Arthur Crossley (17 December 1891 – 29 April 1965) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Everton, Sunderland, Swindon Town and West Ham United.[1][4] He later player-managed Ebbw Vale in non-league football.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Arthur Crossley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Short Heath, England | ||
| Date of death | 29 April 1965 (aged 73)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Wolverhampton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1909–1910 | Short Heath United | ||
| 1910–1911 | Willenhall Swifts | ||
| 1911 | Siemens Institute | ||
| 1911–1912 | Willenhall Swifts | ||
| 1912–1913 | Hednesford Town | ||
| 1913–1914 | Walsall | ||
| 1914–1920 | Sunderland | 43 | (17) |
| 1920–1922 | Everton | 50 | (18) |
| 1922–1923 | West Ham United | 15 | (1) |
| 1923–1925 | Swindon Town | 38 | (12) |
| 1925–19?? | Ebbw Vale | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1925–19?? | Ebbw Vale | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editCrossley served as a stoker on a Royal Navy submarine during the First World War.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland | 1913–14[5] | First Division | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 1914–15[6] | First Division | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 15 | 6 | |
| 1919–20[7] | First Division | 24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 | |
| Total | 43 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 17 | ||
| Everton | 1920–21[8] | First Division | 35 | 15 | 5 | 3 | ― | 40 | 18 | |
| 1921–22[8] | First Division | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ― | 15 | 3 | ||
| Total | 50 | 18 | 5 | 3 | ― | 55 | 21 | |||
| West Ham United | 1922–23[9] | Second Division | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ― | 16 | 1 | |
| Swindon Town | 1923–24[10] | Third Division South | 26 | 8 | 5 | 2 | ― | 31 | 10 | |
| 1924–25[10] | Third Division South | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ― | 13 | 4 | ||
| Total | 38 | 12 | 6 | 2 | ― | 44 | 14 | |||
| Career total | 146 | 48 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 162 | 63 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Newcastle & Hospitals Cup
Honours
editWest Ham United
- Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 1922–23[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 71. ISBN 9781905891610. OCLC 841581272.
- ^ a b "Our Her-O's: Introducing the Orient players and staff that saw action in WWI". www.leytonorient.com. 6 November 2018. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "No.18 Charles Arthur Crossley" (PDF). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC. Great Britain. ISBN 9781899538157.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "1913–14 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "1914–15 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "1919–20 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Charlie Crossley". Everton Football Club. Archived from the original on 28 June 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Charles Crossley". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Charlie Crossley – Player Profile". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2019.