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Tommy Crilly
Personal information
Full name Thomas Crilly
Date of birth (1895-07-20)20 July 1895
Place of birth Stockton-on-Tees, England
Date of death 18 January 1960(1960-01-18) (aged 64)
Place of death Derby, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1919 Stockton
1919–1922 Hartlepools United 85 (1)
1922–1927 Derby County 197 (0)
1928–1932 Crystal Palace 116 (1)
1933–1934 Northampton Town 46 (1)
1935–1937 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
Total 444 (3)
Managerial career
1935–1937 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Crilly (20 July 1895 – 18 January 1960)[2] was an English professional footballer who played in The Football League for Hartlepools United, Derby County, Crystal Palace, Northampton Town. He also played for Stockton and Scunthorpe & Lindsey United.[3]

Playing career

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Crilly was born in Stockton-on-Tees, England and began his playing career with local team Stockton F.C., before signing for Hartlepools United (then playing in the North Eastern League) in 1919.[2] He was ever present in his first two seasons and missed only one game when Hartlepools were elected to the Third Division North in 1921–22.[2] In 1922, Crilly and teammate Harry Thoms moved, along with manager Cecil Potter, to Derby County.[2] He made over 200 appearances, in total, for Derby and helped the club achieve promotion to the First Division,[2] before moving to Crystal Palace in 1928 (again at the same time as Thoms).[2] He was a regular in the sides that finished Third Division South runners up in 1929 and 1931.[2] In 1933 he moved to Northampton Town, where he became club captain[2] between then and 1935 when he moved to become player-manager of Scunthorpe & Lindsey United.[2]

Later career

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Crilly left Scunthorpe in 1937 and became a publican in Derby. He also assisted with coaching Derby County junior players during The Second World War.[2]

Crilly died in Derby on 18 January 1960.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "The lure of promotion. Derby County". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 69. ISBN 0907969542.
  3. ^ Michael Joyce (October 2004). The Football League player's records 1888 to 1939. ISBN 1899468676.
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