Charlie Scrimshaw

Charlie Scrimshaw
Personal information
Full name	Charles Thomas Scrimshaw
Date of birth	3 April 1909
Place of birth	Derby, England
Date of death	4 June 1973 (aged 64)
Place of death	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height	5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)
Position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Hebden Bridge
1929–1938	Stoke City
1938–1939	Middlesbrough
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles Thomas Scrimshaw (3 April 1909 – 4 June 1973) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Middlesbrough and Stoke City.^[1]

Career

Scrimshaw was born in Derby and began his career playing amateur football with Hebden Bridge before joining Stoke City in 1929 as a 20-year-old.^[1] He played a regular role in the club's reserve team in the Central League, only appearing for the first team as a replacement for an injured player.^[1] It took Scrimshaw six years before he forced his way into the starting eleven mainly due to long-serving full-back Bob McGrory becoming Stoke's manager.^[1] Scrimshaw was seen as his replacement and he played in all the club's 47 fixtures in the 1935–36 season and only missed one match in 1936–37.

However, Scrimshaw could not maintain his place in the side, and he decided to leave for regular football. He joined Middlesbrough in October 1938 but only managed nine appearances due to injury.^[1] World War II interrupted league football, and during the war leagues, Scrimshaw returned to play for Stoke. He also played eight games as a guest at Port Vale. Also, he guested for Portsmouth.^[3] After the war ended and league football resumed Scrimshaw did not continue his footballing career.^[1]

Career statistics

Source:^[4]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	1929–30	Second Division	2	0	0	0	2	0
	1930–31	Second Division	2	0	0	0	2	0
	1931–32	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1932–33	Second Division	3	0	0	0	3	0
	1933–34	First Division	8	0	2	0	10	0
	1934–35	First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
	1935–36	First Division	42	0	5	0	47	0
	1936–37	First Division	41	0	1	0	42	0
	1937–38	First Division	21	0	0	0	21	0
	1938–39	First Division	4	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		124	0	8	0	132	0
Middlesbrough	1938–39	First Division	9	0	0	0	9	0
Career total			133	0	8	0	141	0

Honours

Stoke City

Football League Second Division: 1932–33

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
^ "Stoke City. Record-breaking staff re-engaged for this season". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vi – via Newspapers.com.
^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 261. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. ASIN 0952915200.
^ Charlie Scrimshaw at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[The_Encyclopaedia_of_Stoke_City-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

[2] "Stoke City. Record-breaking staff re-engaged for this season". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vi – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 261. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. ASIN 0952915200.

[4] Charlie Scrimshaw at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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