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Tom
Crawshaw |
The Wednesday
Club/Wednesday FC
10 appearances, 1 goal
P 10 W 7 D 1 L 2 F
40:
A 8
75% successful
1895-1904
captain: none
minutes played: 900 |
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Timeline |
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Thomas Henry Crawshaw |
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Birth |
28 December 1872 in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire
[registered in Sheffield, December 1872]. Birthdate confirmed by the
1939 register. |
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According to the 1881 census,
Thomas was the middle child of three, all sons, to George and Mary Ann (née
Simmonite),
living at 136 Park Hill Lane in Sheffield. His father is a saw grinder.
They have a boarder, an uncle, Farwell Simmonite, who is also a grinder.
The Simmonite family lived at 134 Park Hill Lane. |
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According to the 1891 census, Thomas is one of
four children living at 48 Duke Street with his parents. His father is now
a beerhouse keeper and his eldest sister Mary is a barmaid. Tom himself is
an edge-tool maker. |
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First marriage |
to Jane Blackwell
[registered in Sheffield, September 1891],
One of Tom and Jane's
children, the youngest at the time, died on or just before 16 March 1896,
the day Crawshaw played against Wales for England.Jane died in
1930 |
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According to the 1901 census,
Thomas is a professional footballer married to Jane and living at 104 Lord
Street, Sheffield, with five children, George, Emma, Doris, Elsie and
Thomas H. |
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According to the 1911 census,
T.H. and his wife, Jane and their five children live at The Shrewsbury
Hotel, 109 South Street in Sheffield. Thomas is a licensed
victualler. |
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According to the 1921 census,
Thomas Henry, a shopkeeper (newsagent and tobacconist) and his wife, Jane,
with one of their children, Thomas Henry, an out-of-work fitter, live at 170
Bramhall Lane in Sheffield. |
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Marriage |
to Elizabeth Greaves
[registered in Sheffield, June 1936]. |
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According to the 1939 register, Thomas H. and
Elizabeth are married, living at 31 Burgess Street in Rotherham as a
licensed victualler. |
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Death |
25 November
1960 at Wharncliffe Hospital, Bradfield, Sheffield, aged 87 years 333 days
[registered in Wortley, December 1960]. Living at 174 Lupton
Road, Sheffield, left £205 to his daughter Doris and son Thomas H. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990], his great grandson, Tom Crawshaw
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Started his career with
local clubs in the Sheffield area, Park Grange FC, Attercliffe FC and
then Worksop FC and subsequently to Heywood Central FC, from where he was signed by The Wednesday FC in April
1894. After 418 league appearances and 25
goals, Tommy signed for Chesterfield FC in April 1908
and made another 25 league appearances. Joined Castleford FC on 5 January 1910 for a brief spell. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup winners
1895-96, 1906-07; Football League
Division Two winners 1899-1900; Football
League Champions 1902-03, 1903-04. |
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Individual honours |
Football League
(eight appearances) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5' 11", 12st.
0lbs [1901]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of four
who became 218th players (219) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Centre-half |
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First match |
No. 53, 9 March 1895,
England 9 Ireland 0, a British Championship match at The Derbyshire County
Cricket Ground, Nottingham Road, Derby, aged 22 years 71 days. |
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Last match |
No. 81, 12 March 1904, Ireland
England 3, a British Championship
match at Cliftonville Gardens, Cliftonville, Belfast, aged
31 years 75 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship
1894-95, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1900-01, 1903-04; |
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Team honours |
British Championship
winners 1894-95, 1900-01, 1903-04; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Died two days after Watty
Corbett and fifteen days after
Joe Bache |
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Beyond England |
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After a spell as secretary of Glossop FC
(1910 until 1914), he looked after various
public houses in the Sheffield area, firstly, The Shrewsbury Hotel, in
South Street, then The Sportsman's Group in Owlerton until 1913, followed by The
Yorkshireman's Arms on Cross Burgess Street. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.78. |
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Tom Crawshaw - Career Statistics |
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Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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10 |
10 |
10 |
900 |
1 |
900
min |
1 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Tom Crawshaw
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts % |
W/L |
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Home |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
23 |
2 |
+21 |
0 |
1 |
4.60 |
0.40 |
80.0 |
+3 |
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Away |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
17 |
6 |
+11 |
0 |
4 |
3.40 |
1.20 |
70.0 |
+2 |
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All - British Championship |
10 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
40 |
8 |
+32 |
0 |
5 |
4.00 |
0.80 |
75.0 |
+5 |
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Tom Crawshaw
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1894-95 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
+9 |
0 |
1 |
9.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1895-96 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
3 |
+9 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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BC 1896-97 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
2 |
+9 |
0 |
2 |
3.667 |
0.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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BC 1900-01 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1903-04 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
2.50 |
1.50 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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BC
All |
10 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
40 |
8 |
+32 |
0 |
5 |
4.00 |
0.80 |
75.0 |
+5 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
10 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
40 |
8 |
+32 |
0 |
5 |
4.00 |
0.80 |
75.0 |
+5 |
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All |
10 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
40 |
8 |
+32 |
0 |
5 |
4.00 |
0.80 |
75.0 |
+5 |
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Tom Crawshaw
- Match History |
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Club: Wednesday F.C. -
7 full appearances |
F.A. International
Select Committee - 10 full capsx
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Age 22 |
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1 |
53 |
9 March 1895 -
England 9 Ireland 0,
County Ground, Derby |
BC |
HW |
Start |
ch |
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Age 23 |
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2 |
56 |
7 March 1896 - Ireland 0 England 2,
Cliftonville Gardens, Belfast |
BC |
AW |
Start |
ch |
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3 |
57 |
16 March 1896 - Wales 1 England 9,
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff |
AW |
Start |
ch |
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4 |
58 |
4 April 1896 -
Scotland 2 England 1,
Celtic Park, Glasgow
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AL |
Start |
ch |
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Age 24 |
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5 |
59 |
20 February 1897 - England
6 Ireland 0,
Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, Nottingham |
BC |
HW |
Start |
ch |
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6 |
60 |
29 March 1897
- England 4 Wales 0,
Bramall Lane, Sheffield |
HW |
Start |
ch |
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7 |
61 |
3 April 1897 - England 1
Scotland 2,
Sports Arena, Crystal
Palace |
HL |
Start |
ch |
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Club: The
Wednesday F.C. - 3 full appearances |
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Age 28 |
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8 |
71 |
9 March 1901
- England 3 Ireland 0,
The Dell, Southampton |
BC |
HW |
Start
 8 |
ch |
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Age 31 |
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9 |
80 |
29 February 1904 - Wales 2 England 2,
The Racecourse, Wrexham |
BC |
AD |
Start |
ch |
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10 |
81 |
12 March 1904
- Ireland 1 England 3,
Cliftonville Gardens, Belfast |
AW |
Start |
ch |
Notes
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