Geoff Crudgington (born 14 February 1952) is an English former professional footballer who made 633 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Aston Villa, Bradford City, Toronto Metros,[2] Crewe Alexandra, Swansea City and Plymouth Argyle. He went on to become Football in the Community officer and goalkeeping coach at Plymouth Argyle.[3][4] Crudgington served as the club's Chief Scout from May 2010 until January 2011 when, as a result of the club's financial difficulties, he left the club by mutual consent.[5]

Geoff Crudgington
Personal information
Full name Geoff Crudgington
Date of birth (1952-02-14) 14 February 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Wolverhampton, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1972 Aston Villa 4 (0)
1970–1971Bradford City (loan) 1 (0)
1971Toronto Metros (loan)[2] 6 (0)
1972–1978 Crewe Alexandra 236 (0)
1978–1979 Swansea City 52 (0)
1979–1988 Plymouth Argyle 326 (0)
Total 625 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

References

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  1. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. ^ a b "NASL-Geoff Crudgington".
  3. ^ "Geoff Crudgington". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
  4. ^ "Past Players". Swansea City A.F.C. Archived from the original on 10 July 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  5. ^ "Geoff Crudgington". pafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 January 2011.
  • Playfair Football Annuals 1971-72 to 1988-89