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Jack
Crayston |
Arsenal FC
8 appearances, 1 goal
P 8 W 4 D 1 L 3 F
20:
A
14
56% successful
1935-37
captain: none
minutes played: 720 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
William John Crayston |
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Born |
9 October 1910 in
Grange, Lancashire [registered in
Ulverston, December 1910].
notes: did not become part of the county of Cumbria until 1974 |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1911 census,
five month old William John is the youngest of four children and the only
son to John George and Elizabeth Ann. They live at 2 Fernleigh Road
in Grange-over-Sands. His father is a Grocers assistant. |
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According to the 1939 register, William J, a professional footballer, is
single, and living at 1 Welbeck Road in South Harrow, the home of the
Duckworths. |
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Died |
26 December 1992, aged
82 years 78 days
[registered as William Jack, in Walsall, Staffordshire, December 1992].
The probate reveals he was living at 55 Egerton Road in the
Streetly area of Sutton Coldfield, at the time of his death,
leaving an amount 'not exceeding £125,000' - as found by the
excellent Bob Pickett |
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Height/Weight |
6'
0½", 13st.
4lbs [1938]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Began his
football career playing schoolboy football in Barrow-in-Furness. He played
junior football with Ulverston Town FC, before embarking on a league career with Barrow
AFC from August 1928. After 77 league appearances and one goal,
he was subsequently transferred to Bradford
FC on 14 May 1930. After 97 league appearances and fifteen goals,
he prolonged negotiations, Crayston arrived at Arsenal FC on 24 May 1934
for a £5250 transfer fee, a record for the Park Avenue club. An injury in
September 1943 forced his change of RAF career, from Flying Officer, to
Sports Instructor, the following March. He did make more wartime
appearances for Arsenal before hanging up his boots for good in 1947,
having appeared in 168 league appearances and scored sixteen
goals. |
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Club honours |
Football League Champions
1934-35, 1937-38;
FA Cup
winners 1935-36;
FA Charity Shield winners 1934, 1938, runners-up 1935, 1936; |
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Individual honours |
Football
League (one appearance) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Management Career |
|
Club(s) |
Became the
assistant manager at Arsenal FC on 14 August 1947. In December 1951, Hull
City AFC offered Crayston a lucrative contract for him who became the their
manager. But on 18 December, this was turned down. His loyalty was
rewarded when he was appointed the manager of the Arsenal FC, on 16
November 1956. Ron Greenwood was appointed as his assistant on 17 December
1957. Crayston resigned on 17 May 1958. Doncaster Rovers FC offered their
managership to Crayston as their manager, he accepted on 16 June 1958 at
£3000 per year, stepping up to the secretary-manager role on 6 March 1959,
after Jackie
Bestall's son, Derek, resigned. Jackie himself, becoming the team
manager under Crayston. On 16 March 1961, Crayston announced his intention
to leave the club when his contract expired, it did so, on 1 July. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
618th
player to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Right-half |
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First match |
No. 200, 4 December 1935, England
3 Germany 0 a friendly match at White Hart Lane, High Road, Tottenham, London, aged
25 years
56 days. |
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Last match |
No. 214,
1 December 1937,
England 5
Czechoslovakia
4, a friendly match at White
Hart Lane, High Road, Tottenham, London, aged
27 years 53 days.
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1935-36. 1937-38; |
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Team honours |
British Championship winners 1937-38; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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After giving up the game at Doncaster
Rovers FC, Crayston took over a newsagency in Streetly. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p78. |
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Jack Crayston - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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7 |
8 |
4 |
720 |
1 |
720
min |
0 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Jack Crayston
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Home |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
8 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
2.40 |
1.60 |
70.0 |
+2 |
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Away |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
6 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
2.667 |
2.00 |
33.3 |
-1 |
| All |
8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
20 |
14 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
2.50 |
1.75 |
56.3 |
+1 |
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Jack Crayston - Match Record - By Colour of Shirt |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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White |
7 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
17 |
14 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
2.429 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Blue |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| All |
8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
20 |
14 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
2.50 |
1.75 |
56.3 |
+1 |
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Jack Crayston
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
British Championship |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
2.25 |
1.25 |
62.5 |
+1 |
| Friendly |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
9 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.75 |
2.25 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
20 |
14 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
2.50 |
1.75 |
56.3 |
+1 |
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Jack Crayston
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1935-36 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.50 |
25.0 |
-1 |
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BC 1937-38 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
0 |
0 |
3.50 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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BC
All |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
2.25 |
1.25 |
62.5 |
+1 |
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All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
2.25 |
1.25 |
62.5 |
+1 |
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All |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
2.25 |
1.25 |
62.5 |
+1 |
Jack Crayston
- Match History
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Club:
Arsenal F.C. - eight full appearances
(720 min) |
F.A. International Selection Committee - eight full appearances
(720 min)x |
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Age 25 |
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1 |
200 |
4 December 1935 -
England 3
Germany
0,
White
Hart Lane, Tottenham |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
rh |
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2 |
201 |
5 February 1936 -
England 1
Wales
2,
Molineux, Wolverhampton |
BC |
HL |
Start |
rh |
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3 |
202 |
4 April 1936 - England 1
Scotland
1,
Empire
Stadium, Wembley |
BC |
HD |
Start |
rh |
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4 |
203 |
6 May 1936 -
Austria
2 England 1,
Praterstadion, Wien |
tour |
AL |
Start |
rh |
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5 |
204 |
9 May 1936 -
Belgium
3 England 2,
Stade
du Centenaire, Bruxelles |
AL |
Start |
rh |
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Notes
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CG
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