Walter Crook

Walter Crook
Personal information
Full name	Walter Crook
Date of birth	28 April 1913
Place of birth	Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, England
Date of death	27 December 1988 (aged 76)
Place of death	Mellor, England
Position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1931–1947	Blackburn Rovers
1947–1948	Bolton Wanderers
Total
International career
1939	England (wartime)
Managerial career
1948–1950	Ajax
1950	Sparta Rotterdam
1950–1953	Accrington Stanley
1953–1954	Ajax
1954–1955	Wigan Athletic
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Walter Crook (28 April 1913 – 27 December 1988) was an English football player and manager.

Career

Playing career

Crook, who played as a full back, played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers, making a total of 264 appearances.^[2] He holds the record for most consecutive Football League appearances by a Blackburn player (208 between 1934 and 1946).^[3]

Crook also made one wartime international appearance for England in 1939.^[4]

Coaching career

Crook managed Dutch side Ajax^[5] between 1948 and 1950, and again between 1953 and 1954. He also managed Sparta Rotterdam^[6]^[7] and English club sides Accrington Stanley and Wigan Athletic.

Personal life

Walter was born in Whittle-le-Woods, the son of Jane Parker and Alfred Crook.^[8] He was married to Doris Sutcliffe.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "Walter Crook". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
^ "Walter Crook". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
^ "Blackburn Official - Club Records". rovers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
^ "England - War-Time/Victory Internationals - Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
^ "Onze nieuwe trainer Walter Crook" (in Dutch). Clubnieuws Ajax. 1 August 1948. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
^ "Sparta heeft een nieuwe trainer" (in Dutch). Het Vrije Volk. 4 July 1950. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
^ "Dynamische Toon komt terug" (in Dutch). Het Vrije Volk. 2 December 1950. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Walter Crook". Stadsarchief Amsterdam. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

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[hugman-1] "Walter Crook". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 November 2017.

[2] "Walter Crook". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 11 September 2009.

[3] "Blackburn Official - Club Records". rovers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[4] "England - War-Time/Victory Internationals - Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 September 2009.

[5] "Onze nieuwe trainer Walter Crook" (in Dutch). Clubnieuws Ajax. 1 August 1948. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[6] "Sparta heeft een nieuwe trainer" (in Dutch). Het Vrije Volk. 4 July 1950. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[7] "Dynamische Toon komt terug" (in Dutch). Het Vrije Volk. 2 December 1950. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[AK-8] "Walter Crook". Stadsarchief Amsterdam. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

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Personal information

Full name	Walter Crook^[1]
Date of birth	(1913-04-28)28 April 1913^[1]
Place of birth	Whittle-le-Woods, Chorley, England
Date of death	27 December 1988(1988-12-27) (aged 76)
Place of death	Mellor, England
Position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1931–1947	Blackburn Rovers	236	(2)
1947–1948	Bolton Wanderers	28	(0)
Total		264	(2)
International career
1939	England (wartime)	1	(0)
Managerial career
1948–1950	Ajax
1950	Sparta Rotterdam
1950–1953	Accrington Stanley
1953–1954	Ajax
1954–1955	Wigan Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals