Sammy Crooks
| Sammy Crooks | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | Samuel Dickinson Crooks | |
| birthday | January 16, 1908 | |
| place of birth | Bearpark , England | |
| date of death | 3rd February 1981 | |
| Place of death | Belper , England | |
| position | Right winger | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| Bearpark Colliery | ||
| Brandon Juniors | ||
| Tow Law Town | ||
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1926-1927 | Durham City | 16 (4) |
| 1927-1946 | Derby County | 408 (101) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1930-1936 | England | 26 (7) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 1949-1950 | Retford Town | |
| 1950-1954 | Shrewsbury Town | |
| 1955-1957 | Gresley Rovers | |
| 1957 | Burton Albion | |
| 1958-1959 | Gresley Rovers | |
| 1959-1960 | Heanor Town | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Samuel Dickinson "Sammy" Crooks (born January 16, 1908 in Bearpark , † February 3, 1981 in Belper ) was an English football player . In his total of 26 international matches between 1930 and 1936, he scored seven goals for the English national football team .
Athletic career
Crooks was born into an extended family as the 17th child. After leaving school, he worked as a miner and played parallel at the amateur level for Tow Law Town and Durham City . When he began to suffer increasingly from rheumatism attacks , his doctor advised him to give up underground work. After his health stabilized, he was discovered in 1927 by then Derby County coach , George Jobey . Although Crooks seemed unsuitable because of his slight build something as an offensive player at the center position, he could as an agile and tricky early winger revive the playful quality of the association.
In the following years, Crooks played in a total of 445 championship and cup games for Derby County, scoring 111 goals. His greatest successes were winning the English runner-up in 1930 and 1936. On April 5, 1930 he also made his debut for the English national team when Scotland could be beaten 5-2 at Wembley . In the following years he was to establish himself in the selection of England and came after Eddie Hapgood on most missions during this time. At times he was even preferred to Stanley Matthews .
In the mid-1930s, Crooks was facing a move to Arsenal when he and his teammate Tommy Cooper were involved in a swap deal for Alex James . However, as James saw its value as underestimated, this transaction failed.
After the end of World War II , Crooks missed the FA Cup final in 1946 , which could have been the personal highlight of his footballing career. He injured his knee in advance, but was able to recover for the final at short notice. Since coach Stuart McMillan didn't want to take any chances, he did without Crooks. The following year, Crooks ended his career as a football player.
Crooks then started his coaching career at Retford Town and then moved to Shrewsbury Town in 1949 , to be there in the third division until 1954. He then opened a sportswear store in Derby , which he ran with former teammate Harry Elliot . After three more years of coaching in the amateur field, he became chief scout at Derby County and then withdrew completely from football in 1967.
literature
- Michael Joyce: Football League Players' Records. 1888 to 1939. (p.65) , 4Edge, Hockley, Essex 2004 ISBN 1-89946-867-6
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Crooks, Sammy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Crooks, Samuel Dickinson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 16, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bearpark |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd February 1981 |
| Place of death | Belper |