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Joe Craven (footballer)

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Joe Craven
Personal information
Full name Joseph Gerrard Craven[1]
Date of birth (1903-12-28)28 December 1903[1]
Place of birth Preston, England[1]
Date of death 1972 (aged 68–69)[1]
Place of death Chorley, England[1]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre-half
Youth career
St. Augustine's
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1924?–1925? Stockport County 5 (0)
1925?–1931? Preston North End 65 (0)
1931?–1934? Swansea Town 49 (1)
1934–1935 Port Vale 11 (0)
1935–1936? Newport County 28 (0)
1936?–1938? Accrington Stanley 57 (0)
Leyland Motors ? (?)
Total 215 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Gerrard Craven (28 December 1903 – 1972[3]) was an English footballer who played as a defender in the Football League between 1923 and 1937.[3]

Career

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Craven played for St. Augustine's, Stockport County, Preston North End and Swansea Town before joining Second Division side Port Vale in June 1934.[1] After a run of eight games from the start of the 1934–35 season he picked up an injury and played just a further three games at The Old Recreation Ground before moving to Newport County at the end of the season.[1] He later played for Accrington Stanley. After retiring from professional football he became the manager of the "works" football team Leyland Motors.[1]

Career statistics

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Source:[4]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stockport County 1923–24 Second Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1924–25 Second Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Preston North End 1925–26 Second Division 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
1926–27 Second Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1927–28 Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1928–29 Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1929–30 Second Division 33 0 1 0 0 0 34 0
Total 65 1 2 0 0 0 67 1
Swansea Town 1931–32 Second Division 36 0 1 0 0 0 37 0
1932–33 Second Division 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1933–34 Second Division 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Total 49 0 1 0 0 0 50 0
Port Vale 1934–35 Second Division 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Newport County 1935–36 Third Division South 28 0 0 0 1 0 29 0
Accrington Stanley 1936–37 Third Division North 42 0 5 0 2 0 49 0
1937–38 Third Division North 15 0 0 0 1 0 16 0
Total 57 0 5 0 3 0 65 0
Career total 215 1 8 0 4 0 227 1

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 70. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ "The lure of promotion. Stockport County". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
  3. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  4. ^ Joe Craven at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)