George Crowther (footballer)

George Crowther
Personal information
Full name	George Lisle Crowther
Date of birth	18 April 1892
Place of birth	Bishop Middleham , England
Date of death	1957 (aged 64–65)
Place of death	Halifax , England
Position(s)	Centre forward , inside left
Senior career*
Years	Team
1910?1911	Shildon
1911?1912	Manchester United
1912?1913	Huddersfield Town
1913?1914	Rotherham Town
1914	Halifax Town
1914?	Hurst
1919?1920	Bradford Park Avenue
1920?1921	West Ham United
1921?1922	Hartlepools United
1922?1923	Tranmere Rovers
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Lisle Crowther MM (18 April 1892 ? 1957) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Hartlepools United , Tranmere Rovers , Bradford Park Avenue , West Ham United and Huddersfield Town . ^[1]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Personal life [ edit ]

Crowther served as a private in the Football Battalion and the Labour Corps during the First World War . ^[6] He was awarded the Military Medal for his gallantry during the Football Battalion's during the first major action near Souchez on 1 June 1916. ^[7]

Career statistics [ edit ]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Huddersfield Town	1912?13 ^[8]	Second Division	2	0	0	0	2	0
West Ham United	1920?21 ^[3]	Second Division	3	0	0	0	3	0
Hartlepools United	1921?22 ^[4]	Third Division North	17	8	0	0	17	8
	1922?23 ^[4]	Third Division North	8	2	1	0	9	2
	Total		25	10	1	0	26	10
Career total			30	10	1	0	31	10

References [ edit ]

^ ^a ^b ^c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 71. ISBN 978-1905891610 .
^ ^a ^b "In Memoriam" . The Huddersfield Town Collection . 14 January 2018 . Retrieved 21 February 2020 .
^ ^a ^b "George Crowther" . www.westhamstats.info . Retrieved 12 April 2017 .
^ ^a ^b ^c "George Crowther" . In The Mad Crowd . Retrieved 12 April 2017 .
^ "Crowther George Hartlepools United 1922" . Vintage Footballers . Retrieved 25 December 2018 .
^ "George Lisle Crowther | Service Record" . Football and the First World War . Retrieved 8 May 2023 .
^ Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War . Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. pp. 100?105, 107. ISBN 978-0857330772 .
^ Thomas, Ian; Thomas, Owen; Hodgson, Alan; Ward, John (18 October 2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories . Huddersfield: Huddersfield Town Football Club. ISBN 9780955728105 .

External links [ edit ]

George Crowther on Lives of the First World War

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[Joyce-1] Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 71. ISBN 978-1905891610 .

[InMemoriam-2] "In Memoriam" . The Huddersfield Town Collection . 14 January 2018 . Retrieved 21 February 2020 .

[westhamstats-3] "George Crowther" . www.westhamstats.info . Retrieved 12 April 2017 .

[inthemadcrowd-4] "George Crowther" . In The Mad Crowd . Retrieved 12 April 2017 .

[5] "Crowther George Hartlepools United 1922" . Vintage Footballers . Retrieved 25 December 2018 .

[6] "George Lisle Crowther | Service Record" . Football and the First World War . Retrieved 8 May 2023 .

[7] Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War . Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. pp. 100?105, 107. ISBN 978-0857330772 .

[8] Thomas, Ian; Thomas, Owen; Hodgson, Alan; Ward, John (18 October 2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories . Huddersfield: Huddersfield Town Football Club. ISBN 9780955728105 .

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