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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 |
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Robert Crompton |
Birth |
Friday, 26 September 1879
at 1 Harwood Street, Blackburn, Lancashire |
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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 |
13 |
15 |
-2 |
1 |
3 |
1.444 |
1.667 |
50.0 |
=0 |
Wales |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
13 |
6 |
+20 |
0 |
3 |
2.167 |
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 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
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
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