Charlie Crossley

Charlie Crossley
Personal information
Full name Charles Arthur Crossley[1]
Date of birth (1891-12-17)17 December 1891
Place of birth Short Heath, England
Date of death 29 April 1965(1965-04-29) (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

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 life

Crossley served as a stoker on a Royal Navy submarine during the First World War.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Appearance in Newcastle & Hospitals Cup

Honours

West Ham United

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c "No.18 Charles Arthur Crossley" (PDF). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ "1913–14 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  6. ^ "1914–15 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  7. ^ "1919–20 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Charlie Crossley". Everton Football Club. Archived from the original on 28 June 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Charles Crossley". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  10. ^ a b "Charlie Crossley – Player Profile". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2019.