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Chris Crowe

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

1 appearance, 0 goals

P 1 W 0 D 1 L 0 F 1: A 1
50% successful

1962

captain: none
minutes played:
90

Timeline

  Christopher Crowe
Birth 11 June 1939 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [no registration found].
Brought up in Edinburgh, Attended St. John's Primary School, Portobello
Death 30 April 2003 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, aged 63 years 323 days [registered in Bristol, May 2003]. Death registration confirms birthdate.

Source

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

Club Career

Club(s) He was brought up in Edinburgh and so played football for the Edinburgh Schools and junior level. It was Leeds United AFC that signed him as an amateur in October 1954, turning professional in June 1956. He lost his place after 98 league appearances, scoring 27 goals. Blackburn Rovers FC signed him in March 1960 for a £25,000 fee and made 51 league appearances, scoring six goals. In January 1962, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC obtained his signature for £30,000 and went on to play 83 league appearances, scoring 24. And Nottingham Forest FC paid the same fee in August 1964, making 73 league appearances, scoring twelve. Bristol City signed him in January 1967 for £15,000. After 67 league appearances and thirteen goals, Sydney's Auburn FC bought him for £4000 in May 1969, but he returned to England when Walsall FC paid £1000 for him in September 1969. He made only thirteen league appearances, scoring once and he did retire in 1970, but a year later, he appeared for Bath City FC.
Club honours None
Individual honours None
Distinctions None
Height/Weight 5' 7", 11st. 0lbs [1963].

Source

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

England Career

Player number One of four who became the 807th players (808) to appear for England.
Position(s) Inside-right
Only match No. 363, 3 October 1962, England 1 France 1, a European Nations Cup qualification match at Hillsborough Stadium, Owlerton, Sheffield, aged 23 years 114 days.
Major tournaments None
Team honours None
Individual honours Scotland Schoolboy
England U23 (four appearances, two goals, 1959-61),
Distinctions Died 24 days after Vic Metcalfe

Beyond England

Around 1970, was a Leeds licensee for a time, later working as a newsagent in Bristol. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.80.

 

Chris Crowe - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
1 1 1 1 0 0 90 0 0 min 0 none none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Chris Crowe - Match Record - All Matches - By Colour of Shirt
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home - White 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
All 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0

 

Chris Crowe - Match Record - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

ENP

1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
ENC 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
European Nations Cup 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
All 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0

 

Chris Crowe - Match Record - Tournament Matches
European Nations Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ENP 1962-64 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
ENP All 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ENP 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
All 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0

Match History

  
Age 20 under 23  
two appearances - France November 1959, Scotland March 1960;
  
Age 21    
two appearances - Wales February 1961, Scotland March 1961;
  
 Club: Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. - 1 full cap

manager: Walter Winterbottom - 1 full capx

Age 23
1 363 3 October 1962 - England 1 France 1, Hillsborough, Sheffield ENP HD Start 8

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