Joe Craddock (footballer)

Joe Craddock
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

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]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ 2 appearances in Lancashire Senior Cup, 2 appearances in Manchester Senior Cup

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 68. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 42. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. ^ a b c "Claude Craddock | Player Statistics | Dundee". Dee Archive. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Joe Craddock". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  5. ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 369. ISBN 0951526200.
  6. ^ Phillipps, Steven (2001). Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001. Harefield, Middlesex: Yore. ISBN 1-874427-09-7. OCLC 48531524.


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