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Bob Crompton

Blackburn Rovers FC

 21 captaincies, 0 goals, 1 own goal

P 21 W 11 D 5 L 5 F 34: A 24
64% successful
1903-14

full appearances: 41
minutes as captain: 1890

 
  Robert Crompton
Birth Friday, 26 September 1879 at 1 Harwood Street, Blackburn, Lancashire
registered in Blackburn October-December 1879
Death Saturday, 15 March 1941 at 24 Eldon Road, Blackburn, Lancashire
aged 61 years 170 days registered in Blackburn January-March 1941

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &

Playing Career

Club(s)		 Played schoolboy football in Blackburn and played with Trinity FC, a Sunday School League team. He signed for Blackburn Rovers FC initially as a centre half-back on 29 September 1896 and eventually moved to left-back and remained with them beyond his retirement. This is despite him turning down a contract that consisted of the maximum wage—£4pw—in order to join Everton FC in May 1901.
Club honours Football League fourth place 1901-02 (31ᵃ), 1908-09 (31ᵃ 1ᵍ), third place 1909-10 (25ᵃ), 1914-15 (34ᵃ 4ᵍ); Champions 1911-12 (33ᵃ), 1913-14(33ᵃ);
FA Cup semi-finalists 1910-11 (6ᵃ), 1911-12 (7ᵃ);
FA Charity Shield winners 1913;
Individual honours Football League (seventeen appearances)
Distinctions Father of Wilf Crompton (Blackburn Rovers FC, Burnley FC, Gillingham FC & Luton Town FC 1929-36); Brother-in-law to Sam McClure (Workington FC & Blackburn Rovers FC)
Height/Weight 5' 9½", 12st 4lbs [1902/06], 5' 11" 13st 1lb [1904], 5' 10½", 13st. 10lbs [1907].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

Captain Career
Captain number The 32nd player to captain England.
Player number One of five who became the 270th player (271) to appear for England.
Position(s) Right-back
First captaincy No. 79, 4 April 1903, England 1 Scotland 2, a British Championship match at Bramall Lane, Highfield, Sheffield, aged 23 years 190 days.
Last captaincy
11 years (new record)		 No. 119, 4 April 1914, Scotland 3 England 1, a British Championship match at Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow, aged 34 years 190 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1906-07, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1910-11, 1911-12, 1912-13, 1913-14;
Team honours British Championship shared 1902-03, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1911-12, winners 1903-04, 1908-09, 1910-11, 1912-13;

Individual honours		 The North (six appearances, 4ᶜ February 1901-January 1909);
The Whites (one appearance, 1ᶜ January 1912);
England trial (four appearances, 3ᶜ November 1912-January 1914);
The Professionals (one appearance, 1ᶜ October 1913);
Record appearance holder from his 23rd appearance in 1909 until 1952, when Billy Wright overtook his appearance tally.


P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
21 11 5 5 34 24 +10 2 7 1.619 1.143 64.3 +6
All of his matches were played in the British Championship competition

Captain Venue Record

Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 10 5 3 2 14 12 +2 1 3 1.40 1.20 65.0 +3
Away 11 6 2 3 20 12 +8 1 4 1.818 1.091 63.6 +3

Captain Opposition Record

Opposition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Scotland 9 3 3 3 9 10 -1 1 3 1.00 1.111 50.0 =0
Wales 6 4 2 0 12 6 +6 0 3 2.00 1.00 83.3 +4
Ireland 6 4 0 2 13 8 +5 1 1 2.167 1.333 66.7 +2

Captain Tournament Record

British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1902-03 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1
BC 1903-04 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 0 1 2.00 1.00 83.3 +2
BC 1906-07 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 0 1 1.00 0.667 66.7 +1
BC 1908-09 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1
BC 1909-10 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 1 1 0.50 1.00 50.0 =0
BC 1910-11 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 0 0 1.50 1.00 75.0 +1
BC 1911-12 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 0 1 3.00 0.667 83.3 +2
BC 1912-13 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 0 1 2.00 1.667 66.7 +1
BC 1913-14 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3 1 1 1.00 2.00 33.3 -1
BC All 21 11 5 5 34 24 +10 2 7 1.619 1.143 64.3 +6

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 21 11 5 5 34 24 +10 2 7 1.619 1.143 64.3 +6
21 11 5 5 34 24 +10 2 7 1.619 1.143 64.3 +6

Match History

 Club: Blackburn Rovers F.C. - 21ᶜ (1890 min) F.A. International Select Committee - 21ᶜ (1890 min) x

capts match match details comp res. appearance pos

Age 23
1 79 4 April 1903 - England 1 Scotland 2
Bramall Lane, Sheffield		 BC HL fifth appearance rb

Age 24 trial  
one appearance - The South vs. The Northᶜ, 25 January 1904;

2 80 29 March 1904 - Wales 2 England 2
The Racecourse, Wrexham		 BC AD sixth appearance rb
3 81 12 March 1904 - Ireland 1 England 3
Cliftonville Gardens, Belfast		 BC AW seventh appearance rb
4 82 9 April 1904 - Scotland 0 England 1
Celtic Park, Glasgow		 BC AW eighth appearance rb
 

Age 26 trial  
one appearance - The Northᶜ vs. The South, 22 January 1906;

Age 27    
one appearance - The South vs. The Northᶜ, 28 January 1907;

5 89 16 February 1907 - England 1 Ireland 0
Goodison Park, Liverpool		 BC HW twelfth appearance rb
6 90 18 March 1907 - England 1 Wales 1
Craven Cottage, Fulham		 BC HD thirteenth appearance rb
7 91 6 April 1907 - England 1 Scotland 1
St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne		 BC HD fourteenth appearance rb
 

Age 29 trial  
one appearance - The South vs. The Northᶜ, 25 January 1909;

8 101 3 April 1909 - England 2 Scotland 0
Sports Arena, Crystal Palace		 BC HW 24th appearance rb
 

Age 30
9 106 14 March 1910 - Wales 0 England 1
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff		 BC AW 28th appearance rb
10 107 2 April 1910 - Scotland 2 England 0
Hampden Park, Glasgow		 BC AL 29th appearance rb

Age 31
11 108 11 February 1911 - England 2 Ireland 1
Baseball Ground, Derby		 BC HW thirtieth appearance rb
 
12 110 1 April 1911 - England 1 Scotland 1
Goodison Park, Liverpool		 BC HD 32nd appearance rb

Age 32 trial  
one appearance - The Whitesᶜ vs. The Stripes, 22 January 1912;

13 111 10 February 1912 - Ireland 1 England 6
Dalymount Park, Dublin		 BC AW 33rd appearance rb
14 112 11 March 1912 - Wales 0 England 2
The Racecourse, Wrexham		 BC AW 34th appearance rb
15 113 23 March 1912 - Scotland 1 England 1
Hampden Park, Glasgow		 BC AD 35th appearance rb

Age 33 trial  
two appearances - The South vs. Englandᶜ, 23 November 1912; The North vs. Englandᶜ, 20 January 1913;

MST CPTS
16 114 15 February 1913 - Ireland 2 England 1
Windsor Park, Belfast		 BC AL 36th appearance rb
17 115 17 March 1913 - England 4 Wales 3
Ashton Gate. Bedminster		 BC HW 37th appearance rb
18 116 5 April 1913 - England 1 Scotland 0
Stamford Bridge, Fulham		 BC HW 38th appearance rb

Age 34 trial  
three appearances - The Professionalsᶜ vs. The Amateurs, 6 October 1913 (FA Charity Shield); The South vs. Englandᶜ, 24 November 1913; The North vs. England, 21 January 1914;

19 117 14 February 1914 - England 0 Ireland 3
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough		 BC HL 39th appearance ᶜrb
20 118 16 March 1914 - Wales 0 England 2
Ninian Park, Cardiff		 BC AW fortieth appearance ᶜrb
21 119 4 April 1914 - Scotland 3 England 1
Hampden Park, Glasgow		 BC AL 41st & final appearance ᶜrb
 

will remain as England's record captaincies until equaled by Eddie Hapgood in 1939 and beaten by Billy Wright in 1951

 
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