Harold Crockford

Harold Arthur Crockford (25 September 1893 – 15 December 1983) was an English professional football forward who played in the Football League for Fulham, Exeter City, Port Vale, Chesterfield, Gillingham, Accrington Stanley, Walsall, Darlington and Norwich City.[2][3]

Harold Crockford

Crockford while with Exeter City in 1922.
Personal information
Full name	Harold Arthur Crockford[1]
Date of birth	(1893-09-25)25 September 1893[1]
Place of birth	Derby, England[1]
Date of death	15 December 1983(1983-12-15) (aged 90)[1]
Place of death	Tunbridge Wells, England[1]
Playing position(s)	Centre forward, inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Chatham
1916	→ Brentford (guest)	3	(0)
0000–1917	Vicar of Wakefield
1917–1922	Fulham	26	(9)
1922–1923	Exeter City	30	(17)
1923	Port Vale	6	(2)
1923–1925	Chesterfield	52	(28)
1925	Gillingham	7	(1)
1925	Accrington Stanley	11	(5)
1925–1926	Walsall	24	(17)
1926–1927	Darlington	18	(8)
1927–1928	Norwich City	2	(0)
1928–1929	Bedford Town	31	(28)
1929	Tunbridge Wells Rangers
Total		176+	(87+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Crockford played for Chatham, Vicar of Wakefield, Fulham and Exeter City, before joining Port Vale in May 1923.[1] He scored on his debut on 25 August, in a 2–1 victory over Crystal Palace at the Nest, and scored again two days later in a 2–0 win over Sheffield Wednesday at The Old Recreation Ground.[1] However Vale lost the next four Second Division games of the 1923–24 season, and he left by mutual consent the next month due to his poor form and was replaced by Tom Butler.[1] Crockford moved on to play for Chesterfield, Gillingham, Accrington Stanley, Walsall, Darlington, Norwich City, Bedford Town and Tunbridge Wells Rangers.[1][4][5]

Career statistics

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fulham	1919–20[6]	Second Division	11	7	0	0	—		11	7
	1920–21[6]		15	2	0	0	—		15	2
	Total		26	9	0	0	—		26	9
Exeter City	1922–23[7]	Third Division South	30	17	1	0	—		31	17
Port Vale	1923–24[1]	Second Division	6	2	—		—		6	2
Chesterfield	1923–24[8]	Third Division North	33	19	2	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	2	38	21
	1924–25[9]		19	9	2	2	—		21	11
	Total		52	28	4	2	3	2	59	32
Gillingham	1924–25[10]	Third Division South	7	1	—		—		7	1
Accrington Stanley	1925–26[7]	Third Division North	11	5	—		—		11	5
Walsall	1925–26[7]	Second Division	24	17	1	0	—		25	17
Darlington	1926–27[7]	Second Division	18	8	2	0	—		20	8
Norwich City	1927–28[7]	Third Division South	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
Career total			176	87	8	2	3	2	187	91

1. 2 appearances and 2 goals in Derbyshire Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Chesterfield Hospital Senior Cup.

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 71. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 70. ISBN 190589161X.
3. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 364. ISBN 0951526200.
4. "Player list 1908-38X.xlsx". docs.google.com. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
5. "Crockford Harold Image 1 Exeter City 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
6. "Harold Crockford". Fulhamweb. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
7. Harold Crockford at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
8. "Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics – Line-ups – 1923–24". Retrieved 10 October 2017.
9. "Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics – Line-ups – 1924–25". Retrieved 10 October 2017.
10. "Gillingham FC Career Details – Harold Crockford". Retrieved 10 October 2017.