Robert Walker Crumley (20 May 1876 – 27 January 1949) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 130 appearances in the Scottish League for Dundee as a goalkeeper.[3][4][5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Walker Crumley | ||
| Birth name | Robert Walker Brymer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1876 | ||
| Place of birth | Lochee, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 27 January 1949 (aged 72)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1899–1902 | Dundee Victoria | ||
| 1902–1903 | Lochee United | ||
| 1903–1907 | Newcastle United | 4 | (0) |
| 1907–1911 | Dundee | 131 | (0) |
| 1911–1912 | Darlington | ||
| 1912–1913 | Dundee | 0 | (0) |
| 1913–1914 | Arbroath | 30 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editCrumley's younger brother James was also a goalkeeper.[6] After service with the Gordon Highlanders during the Second Boer War,[7] Crumley served as a sergeant in the Black Watch during the First World War and saw action on the Western Front and at Salonika.[8] He ended the war in the Labour Corps.[7] Crumley received a war pension for malaria and rheumatism.[7]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newcastle United | 1904–05[9] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1905–06[9] | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Dundee | 1906–07[4] | Scottish First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1907–08[4] | Scottish First Division | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 1908–09[4] | Scottish First Division | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 1909–10[4] | Scottish First Division | 31 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 1910–11[4] | Scottish First Division | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Total | 131 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 152 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 135 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 156 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
Honours
editDundee
References
edit- ^ "Statutory registers – Births – Search results [entry mis-spelled as Bremner]". ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Statutory registers – Deaths – Search results". ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 71. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d e f Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "Bob Crumley | Player Statistics". Arbroath Archive. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "J. Crumley signs for Dundee Hibs". The Courier. Dundee. 12 September 1911. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b c "Robert Walker Brymer Crumley | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Newcastle United Footballers in the Great War". North East War Memorials Project. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Bob Crumley". 11v11.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "1910 – Scottish Cup". Dundee Football Club – Official Website. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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