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
AppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoals
Fulham 1919–20[6] Second Division 11700 — 117
1920–21[6] 15200 — 152
Total 26900 — 269
Exeter City 1922–23[7] Third Division South 301710 — 3117
Port Vale 1923–24[1] Second Division 62— — 62
Chesterfield 1923–24[8] Third Division North 331920 3[lower-alpha 1] 23821
1924–25[9] 19922 — 2111
Total 522842 3 25932
Gillingham 1924–25[10] Third Division South 71— — 71
Accrington Stanley 1925–26[7] Third Division North 115— — 115
Walsall 1925–26[7] Second Division 241710 — 2517
Darlington 1926–27[7] Second Division 18820 — 208
Norwich City 1927–28[7] Third Division South 2000 — 20
Career total 1768782 3 218791
  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.
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