Geoff Crudgington (born 14 February 1952) is an English former professional footballer who made 633 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Aston Villa, Bradford City, Toronto Metros,[2] Crewe Alexandra, Swansea City and Plymouth Argyle. He went on to become Football in the Community officer and goalkeeping coach at Plymouth Argyle.[3][4] Crudgington served as the club's Chief Scout from May 2010 until January 2011 when, as a result of the club's financial difficulties, he left the club by mutual consent.[5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Geoff Crudgington | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Wolverhampton, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1972 | Aston Villa | 4 | (0) |
| 1970–1971 | → Bradford City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1971 | → Toronto Metros (loan)[2] | 6 | (0) |
| 1972–1978 | Crewe Alexandra | 236 | (0) |
| 1978–1979 | Swansea City | 52 | (0) |
| 1979–1988 | Plymouth Argyle | 326 | (0) |
| Total | 625 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
References
edit- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ a b "NASL-Geoff Crudgington".
- ^ "Geoff Crudgington". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
- ^ "Past Players". Swansea City A.F.C. Archived from the original on 10 July 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ^ "Geoff Crudgington". pafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 January 2011.
- Playfair Football Annuals 1971-72 to 1988-89
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