Bob Crumley
Scottish footballer
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Robert Walker Crumley (20 May 1876 – 27 January 1949) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 130 appearances in the Scottish League for Dundee as a goalkeeper.[3][4][5]
Full name
Robert Walker Crumley
Birth name
Robert Walker Brymer[1]
Date of birth
20 May 1876
Place of birth
Lochee, Scotland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Walker Crumley | ||
| Birth name | Robert Walker Brymer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1876 | ||
| Place of birth | Lochee, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 27 January 1949 (aged 72)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1899–1902 | Dundee Victoria | ||
| 1902–1903 | Lochee United | ||
| 1903–1907 | Newcastle United | 4 | (0) |
| 1907–1911 | Dundee | 131 | (0) |
| 1911–1912 | Darlington | ||
| 1912–1913 | Dundee | 0 | (0) |
| 1913–1914 | Arbroath | 30 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Crumley's younger brother James was also a goalkeeper.[6] After service with the Gordon Highlanders during the Second Boer War,[7] Crumley served as a sergeant in the Black Watch during the First World War and saw action on the Western Front and at Salonika.[8] He ended the war in the Labour Corps.[7] Crumley received a war pension for malaria and rheumatism.[7]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newcastle United | 1904–05[9] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1905–06[9] | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Dundee | 1906–07[4] | Scottish First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1907–08[4] | Scottish First Division | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 1908–09[4] | Scottish First Division | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 1909–10[4] | Scottish First Division | 31 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 1910–11[4] | Scottish First Division | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Total | 131 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 152 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 135 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 156 | 0 | ||
- Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
Honours
Dundee
