Cradley Heath F.C. was an English association football club based in Cradley Heath in the Black Country. Between 1922 and 1961, the club competed in the Birmingham & District League, one of the country's strongest semi-professional leagues, and won the league championship in the 1925–26, 1930–31 and 1931–32 seasons. The club also competed in the FA Cup on a regular basis.[1]
A new Cradley Heath F.C. competed briefly in the Midland Football Combination in the 1990s but it had no connection to the original Cradley Heath club.
Notable players
edit- Future England international Jack Rowley played with the club between September and November 1936 on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers.[2]
- Joe Scott both began and ended his playing career with the club; he also appeared (between 1923 and 1930) in the Football League with Rotherham County, Barnsley and Tottenham Hotspur.
- Future England international Billy Wright was a player and groundsman for the team during March–April 1938 prior to joining Wolverhampton Wanderers.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Cradley Heath". The Football Club History Database. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
- ^ "Great footballing feats of the Rowley brothers". Shropshire Star. 19 October 2022. pp. 24–25.
- ^ "Great Lives: A football great with both club and his country". Shropshire Star. 8 November 2021. p. 20.
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