Jimmy Crabtree (footballer, born 1895)

James Joseph Crabtree MC (15 February 1895 – 4 December 1965) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Rochdale, Blackburn Rovers and Accrington Stanley. He was capped by England at amateur level and played one Football League match as an inside forward for Rochdale, for whom he scored two goals. Crabtree later served as a linesman in the Football League and as a referee in the Lancashire Combination.

Jimmy Crabtree
Personal information
Full name James Joseph Crabtree
Date of birth 15 February 1895
Place of birth Clitheroe, England
Date of death 4 December 1965(1965-12-04) (aged 69)
Place of death Clitheroe, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1911–1912 Stonyhurst College
1912–1913 Clitheroe Amateurs
1913–1919 Blackburn Rovers 12 (0)
→ Preston North End (guest)
1921–1923 Rochdale 58 (2)
1923–1924 Accrington Stanley 7 (0)
1929 Colne Town
International career
1914 England Amateurs 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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