George William Crick (1 December 1888 – 5 April 1982)[1] was an English footballer who played in various defensive positions, for Southampton in the Southern League in 1915.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George William Crick | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1888[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Desborough, England | ||
| Date of death | 5 April 1982 (aged 93)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Kettering, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Half-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1903–1907 | Desborough United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1907–1910 | Desborough Town | ||
| 1910–1911 | Northampton Town | ||
| 1911–1913 | Desborough Town | ||
| 1913–1914 | Market Harborough Towm | ||
| 1914–1915 | Southampton | 9 | (0) |
| 1919–1932 | Kettering Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Football career
editCrick was born in Desborough, Northamptonshire[1] and played his early football with various local clubs, including Northampton Town,[1] before joining Market Harborough Town of the Leicestershire Senior League.[2] In May 1914, he and teammate Harry Hall joined Southampton.[2]
Crick initially played in the reserves, before replacing the injured George Hadley at right-half for the Southern League match against Millwall on 23 January 1915.[3] An adaptable player,[2] he made eightfurther appearances as cover for either Hadley, John Denby (at centre-half) or George Green (at right-back).[3]
Following the suspension of league football in 1915, Crick enlisted in the army in December 1915, serving at first with the Northamptonshire Regiment, before transferring to the Machine Gun Corps in May 1917,[1] with whom he earned the Military Medal for gallantry.[4]
After the war, he joined Kettering Town where he remained until 1932, when his career was ended by a cartilage injury. After retiring from football, he worked in the Corby steelworks as a storeman.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-9926864-0-6.
- ^ a b c Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. pp. 86–87. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
- ^ a b Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. p. 57. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
- ^ "No. 31007". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 November 1918. p. 13399.