Jack Crompton

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Jack Crompton
Personnel
birthday December 18, 1921
place of birth Manchester ,  England
date of death 4th July 2013
Place of death Manchester, England
size 1.75 m
position goalkeeper
Juniors
Years station
Newton Heath Loco
Goslings FC
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1944 Manchester City
1944 Stockport County
1945-1956 Manchester United 191 (0)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1962 Luton Town
1971-1972 AFC Barrow
Bury FC (Assistant)
1973-1974 Preston North End (Assistant)
1981 Manchester United (Interim)
1 Only league games are given.

John "Jack" Crompton (born December 18, 1921 in Manchester , † July 4, 2013 ibid) was an English football player on the position of goalkeeper .

Life

player

Crompton began his football career at Newton Heath Loco and then played for Goslings FC . There he was discovered by Louis Rocca , who brought him to Manchester United in 1944 and provided him with a professional contract with effect from January 1, 1945. Before that, he worked for city ​​rivals Manchester City as well as a short-term stint at Stockport County .

Crompton made his debut for the Red Devils on January 5, 1946 in a third round game of the FA Cup 1945/46 against Accrington Stanley , which ended 2-2. United won the second leg 5-1. In the following round, the MUFC was eliminated by Preston North End , but won the FA Cup two years later. Crompton was the longest surviving player from the winning team in 1948.

Almost from the start, Crompton had developed into the goalkeeper of the Red Devils , but lost his regular place in the 1950/51 season (in which he - across tournaments - only completed two missions) to goalkeeper Reg Allen, who had come from the Queens Park Rangers . In the 1951/52 championship season , Crompton made nine appearances and a year later he was able to regain his regular place, but was again only second choice from 1954 and ended his active career in the 1955/56 season by winning the English championship again, although this time he had only come to a point game.

Trainer

After his active career, Crompton moved to the coaching staff of Manchester United, for which he was active in two stages (with small interruptions) first from 1958 to 1971 and then again from 1974 to 1981. In 1962 he was signed by Luton Town , but returned to the Red Devils after a week . In 1971 he took over the post of head coach at Barrow AFC and during the 1973/74 season he worked for a time as assistant coach to Bobby Charlton at Preston North End . After the departure of Dave Sexton and before the commitment of Ron Atkinson in 1981, Crompton was briefly as interim coach of Manchester United in use.

The last few years

In 1986 he published his autobiography, From Goal-Line to Touchline . He died on July 4, 2013 at the age of 91 in his hometown of Manchester.

successes

literature

  • Ross Biddiscombe: The official Encyclopedia of Manchester United (Simon & Schuster UK, London 2011), p. 159 ISBN 978-1-84737-918-4

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Crompton, Jack
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Crompton, John (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English football goalkeeper
DATE OF BIRTH December 18, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Manchester , England
DATE OF DEATH 4th July 2013
Place of death Manchester , England