Jimmy Crabtree - 14 Caps (0 Goals)
- Full Name: James William Crabtree
- Born: 23rd December 1871, Burnley
- Died: 18th June 1908, Aston, Birmingham aged 36
- England Career: 1894 - 1902
- Positions whilst with England: Left Half,
Right Back,
Right Half,
Centre Half &
Left Back
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Burnley (3) &
Aston Villa (11)
- FA Legacy Number: 212
- Versatile player who played in all positions at the back for England bar goalkeeper. Started his career at Burnley Royal Swifts in 1885 and Rossendale and Heywood Central in 1890 and 1981 respectively before getting regular playing time at Burnley. During this time he was capped on three occasions before a £250 move to Aston Villa in August 1895. There he stayed for nine seasons - three as Football League champions - along with one FA Cup win in 1897 and a further eleven caps. In January 1904 he moved to Plymouth Argyle but had to retire soon afterwards due to injury. Died at his home in Aston at an early age of 36.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Ireland (HC) on 3rd March 1894 aged 22 years, 2 months, 11 day - Last Cap: v
Wales (HC) on 3rd March 1902 aged 30 years, 2 months, 11 day - Career Length: 7 years, 364 days
- Starts: 14
- Substitute:
0
- Withdrawn:
0
- Full Games: 14
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Mins


- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 14
- 0
- 0
- 1260
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 14
- 0
- 0
- 1260
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Mins


- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Mins


- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Mins


- Centre Half
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 180
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Mins


England Team Mates (Top 10)
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 27 sources from 14 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
WAL, 0 - 0, 3rd Mar 1902 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 14.
Age: 30 years, 2 months, 11 day.
WAL, 6 - 0, 18th Mar 1901 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 13.
Age: 29 years, 2 months, 26 days.
SCO, 1 - 4, 7th Apr 1900 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 12.
Age: 28 years, 3 months, 15 days.
WAL, 1 - 1, 26th Mar 1900 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 11.
Age: 28 years, 3 months, 3 days.
IRE, 2 - 0, 17th Mar 1900 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 10.
Age: 28 years, 2 months, 25 days.
SCO, 2 - 1, 8th Apr 1899 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 9.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 16 days.
WAL, 4 - 0, 20th Mar 1899 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 8.
Age: 27 years, 2 months, 28 days.
IRE, 13 - 2, 18th Feb 1899 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 7.
Age: 27 years, 1 month, 26 days.
SCO, 1 - 2, 4th Apr 1896 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 6.
Age: 24 years, 3 months, 12 days.
WAL, 9 - 1, 16th Mar 1896 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 5.
Age: 24 years, 2 months, 24 days.
IRE, 2 - 0, 7th Mar 1896 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 4.
Age: 24 years, 2 months, 15 days.
SCO, 3 - 0, 6th Apr 1895 (HC) Burnley, Cap: 3.
Age: 23 years, 3 months, 14 days.
IRE, 9 - 0, 9th Mar 1895 (HC) Burnley, Cap: 2.
Age: 23 years, 2 months, 17 days.
IRE, 2 - 2, 3rd Mar 1894 (HC) Burnley, Cap: 1.
Age: 22 years, 2 months, 11 day.
- * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.