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Withdrawn: 0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

Away
8
0
0
720
0
0

Home
6
0
0
540
0
0

Match Result
Caps
Goals
Capt
Mins

Drawn
3
0
0
270
0
0

Won
9
0
0
810
0
0

Lost
2
0
0
180
0
0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Capt
Mins

Right Back
5
0
0
450
0
0

Left Back
3
0
0
270
0
0

Left Half
2
0
0
180
0
0

Right Half
2
0
0
180
0
0

Centre Half
2
0
0
180
0
0

Total
14
0
0
1260
0
0

England Managers

Manager
Caps
Goals
Capt
Mins

England Committee
14
0
0
1260
0
0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

Steve Bloomer
10 Matches

GO Smith
9 Matches

Ernest Needham
8 Matches

William Oakley
7 Matches

Jack Robinson
5 Matches

Charlie Athersmith
5 Matches

Billy Bassett
5 Matches

John Goodall
4 Matches

Tommy Crawshaw
4 Matches

George Raikes
3 Matches

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.