Claude William Craddock (3 August 1902 – October 1976) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Rochdale, Brentford, Gillingham and Darlington.[2] He also played in the Scottish League for Dundee.[3]
 Craddock with Brentford in 1926. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Claude William Craddock[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1902 | ||
| Place of birth | Grimsby, England | ||
| Date of death | October 1976 (aged 74)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Chatham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Chatham Central | |||
| 1920–1926 | Gillingham | 16 | (3) |
| → Sittingbourne (loan) | |||
| → Grays Thurrock (loan) | |||
| 1926–1928 | Brentford | 23 | (11) |
| 1928–1929 | Dundee | 20 | (7) |
| Sheppey United | |||
| 1930–1931 | Rochdale | 34 | (10) |
| 1931 | Darlington | 10 | (2) |
| Tunbridge Wells Rangers | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gillingham | 1924–25[4] | Third Division South | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |
| 1925–26[4] | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| Total | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | |||
| Brentford | 1926–27[5] | Third Division South | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 5 | |
| 1927–28[5] | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 6 | |||
| Total | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 11 | |||
| Dundee | 1927–28[3] | Scottish First Division | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 2 | |
| 1928–29[3] | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 21 | 6 | |||
| Total | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 24 | 8 | |||
| Rochdale | 1930–31[6] | Third Division North | 34 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 39 | 10 |
| Career total | 93 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 103 | 32 | ||
- ^ 2 appearances in Lancashire Senior Cup, 2 appearances in Manchester Senior Cup
References
edit- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 68. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 42. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b c "Claude Craddock | Player Statistics | Dundee". Dee Archive. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Joe Craddock". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 369. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ Phillipps, Steven (2001). Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001. Harefield, Middlesex: Yore. ISBN 1-874427-09-7. OCLC 48531524.
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