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Joe Crozier (footballer, born 1914)

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Joe Crozier
Personal details
Born (1914-12-02)2 December 1914
Coatbridge, Scotland
Died 27 July 1985(1985-07-27) (aged 70)[1]
Greenwich, England

Joseph Crozier (2 December 1914 – 27 July 1985) was a Scottish professional footballer who made 200 appearances in the Football League for Brentford as a goalkeeper. Crozier has been described as Brentford's best-ever goalkeeper and he is a member of the club's Hall of Fame.[2][3] He represented Scotland in wartime international matches.

Playing career[]

Crozier began his career at junior team Strathclyde and moved to Scottish League Second Division club East Fife in 1934.[4] He made 100 appearances for the club and earned a £1,000 move to English First Division club Brentford in May 1937.[5] Either side of the Second World War, Crozier made 224 appearances for the Bees.[6] As a testament to his longevity, Crozier made 114 of his 200 league appearances consecutively and as of August 2023,[2] his 25 top-flight clean sheets is the club record.[7] During the war, Crozier played as a guest at Hibernian and Airdrieonians.[8][9] He departed Brentford in 1949 and ended his career with spells at non-League clubs Chelmsford City, Kidderminster Harriers and Ashford Town.[10][11][12]

International career[]

Crozier won three unofficial caps for Scotland in three wartime internationals versus England in 1943 and 1944.[13] He conceded 16 goals in three defeats.[13] The final match at Hampden Park in April 1944 was witnessed by a wartime record 133,000 crowd.[14]

Personal life[]

Crozier served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.[15] After retiring from football, he became managing director of Cory Lighterage and a Freeman of the City of London.[2]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
East Fife 1934–35[5] Scottish Second Division 31 0 1 0 — 32 0
1935–36[5] 33 0 1 0 — 34 0
1936–37[5] 31 0 3 0 — 34 0
Total 95 0 5 0 — 100 0
Brentford 1937–38[6] First Division 35 0 4 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 40 0
1938–39[6] 42 0 1 0 — 43 0
1945–46[6] — 8 0 — 8 0
1946–47[6] First Division 42 0 4 0 — 46 0
1947–48[6] Second Division 40 0 2 0 — 42 0
1948–49[6] 41 0 4 0 — 45 0
Total 200 0 23 0 1 0 224 0
Ashford Town 1953–54[12] Kent League 15 0 3 0 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 19 0
1954–55[12] 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Total 25 0 3 0 1 0 29 0
Career total 320 0 31 0 2 0 353 0
  1. ↑ Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in Empire Exhibition Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearance in Kent League Cup

Honours[]

  • Brentford Hall of Fame[3]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "J". Barry Hugman's Footballers. http://hugmansfootballers.com/player/4441. Retrieved 18 October 2015. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 39. ISBN 1-874427-57-7. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Steve Phillips inducted in to Hall of Fame" (in en-gb). https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2019/may/steve-phillips-hall-of-fame/. 
  4. ↑ Joe Crozier at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 White, Eric, ed (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 374–380. ISBN 0951526200. 
  7. ↑ "Raya signs new contract and joins Arsenal on loan" (in en-gb). https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/first-team-david-raya-brentford-arsenal-transfer. 
  8. ↑ "Hibernian Player Jospeh [sic Crozier Details"]. http://www.fitbastats.com/hibs/player.php?playerid=5999. 
  9. ↑ Smith, Tony (2011). Gordon Smith – Prince of Wingers. Edinburgh: Black & White Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84502-381-2. OCLC 779827535. 
  10. ↑ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. pp. 43–44. ISBN 978-0955294914. 
  11. ↑ "Crozier Joe Brentford 1937" (in en-GB). http://vintagefootballers.com/product/crozier-joe-image-1-brentford-1937/. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Joe Crozier Player Profile". http://www.nutsandboltsarchive.co.uk/player-Profile.php?ID=1099. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Joe Crozier". http://www.11v11.com/players/joe-crozier-170137/. 
  14. ↑ TW8 Matchday: The Home Of Real Football – Official Brentford FC Matchday Programme versus Chesterfield. Charlton, London: The Yellow Printing Company. 3 April 2004. p. 32. 
  15. ↑ "Stewart Signs For Brentford. Bees Report for Training on Wednesday". Middlesex Chronicle. 3 August 1946. 
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