Full Name:
Robert Crompton
Born:
26th September 1879, Blackburn
Died: 16th March 1941, Blackburn aged 61 England Career:
1902 - 1914
Positions:
Right Back
Clubs (and caps):
Blackburn Rovers (41)
FA Legacy Number:
271
Career Summary:
Bob Crompton (26th September 1879 - 16th March 1941) was an international footballer who represented England 41 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Wales on 3rd March 1902 at 22 years old, and his last was vs Scotland on 4th April 1914 aged 34. Crompton, born on 26th September 1879, in Blackburn, has a FA Legacy Number of 271 and played as a Right Back for his country.
England Career Statistics
Debut: v Wales (HC) on 3rd March 1902 aged 22 years, 5 months, 7 days Last Cap: v Scotland (HC) on 4th April 1914 aged 34 years, 6 months, 18 days First Captaincy: v Scotland (HC) on 4th April 1903 aged 23 years, 6 months, 8 days Career Length: 12 years, 32 days Starts: 41
Substitute: 0
Withdrawn: 0
Full Games: 41
England Match Statistics
British Home Championship HC
34
0
21
0
0
Friendly FR
7
0
0
0
0
Competitive
34
0
21
0
0
Away
26
0
11
0
0
Home
15
0
10
0
0
Drawn
8
0
5
0
0
Won
27
0
11
0
0
Lost
6
0
5
0
0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
Sources
An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
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Match List
SCO, 1 - 3, 4th Apr 1914 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 41. Age: 34 years, 6 months, 18 days.
WAL, 2 - 0, 16th Mar 1914 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 40. Age: 34 years, 5 months, 20 days.
IRE, 0 - 3, 14th Feb 1914 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 39. Age: 34 years, 4 months, 18 days.
SCO, 1 - 0, 5th Apr 1913 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 38. Age: 33 years, 6 months, 9 days.
WAL, 4 - 3, 17th Mar 1913 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 37. Age: 33 years, 5 months, 21 day.
IRE, 1 - 2, 15th Feb 1913 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 36. Age: 33 years, 4 months, 19 days.
SCO, 1 - 1, 23rd Mar 1912 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 35. Age: 32 years, 5 months, 27 days.
WAL, 2 - 0, 11th Mar 1912 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 34. Age: 32 years, 5 months, 15 days.
IRE, 6 - 1, 10th Feb 1912 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 33. Age: 32 years, 4 months, 14 days.
SCO, 1 - 1, 1st Apr 1911 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 32. Age: 31 years, 6 months, 5 days.
WAL, 3 - 0, 13th Mar 1911 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 31. Age: 31 years, 5 months, 17 days.
IRE, 2 - 1, 11th Feb 1911 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 30. Age: 31 years, 4 months, 15 days.
SCO, 0 - 2, 2nd Apr 1910 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 29. Age: 30 years, 6 months, 6 days.
WAL, 1 - 0, 14th Mar 1910 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 28. Age: 30 years, 5 months, 18 days.
AUT, 8 - 1, 1st Jun 1909 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 27. Age: 29 years, 8 months, 5 days.
HUN, 8 - 2, 31st May 1909 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 26. Age: 29 years, 8 months, 5 days.
HUN, 4 - 2, 29th May 1909 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 25. Age: 29 years, 8 months, 3 days.
SCO, 2 - 0, 3rd Apr 1909 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 24. Age: 29 years, 6 months, 7 days.
WAL, 2 - 0, 15th Mar 1909 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 23. Age: 29 years, 5 months, 19 days.
IRE, 4 - 0, 13th Feb 1909 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 22. Age: 29 years, 4 months, 17 days.
BOH, 4 - 0, 13th Jun 1908 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 21. Age: 28 years, 8 months, 17 days.
HUN, 7 - 0, 10th Jun 1908 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 20. Age: 28 years, 8 months, 14 days.
AUT, 11 - 1, 8th Jun 1908 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 19. Age: 28 years, 8 months, 12 days.
AUT, 6 - 1, 6th Jun 1908 (FR) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 18. Age: 28 years, 8 months, 10 days.
SCO, 1 - 1, 4th Apr 1908 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 17. Age: 28 years, 6 months, 8 days.
WAL, 7 - 1, 16th Mar 1908 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 16. Age: 28 years, 5 months, 20 days.
IRE, 3 - 1, 15th Feb 1908 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 15. Age: 28 years, 4 months, 19 days.
SCO, 1 - 1, 6th Apr 1907 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 14. Age: 27 years, 6 months, 10 days.
WAL, 1 - 1, 18th Mar 1907 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 13. Age: 27 years, 5 months, 22 days.
IRE, 1 - 0, 16th Feb 1907 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 12. Age: 27 years, 4 months, 20 days.
SCO, 1 - 2, 7th Apr 1906 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 11. Age: 26 years, 6 months, 11 day.
WAL, 1 - 0, 19th Mar 1906 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 10. Age: 26 years, 5 months, 23 days.
IRE, 5 - 0, 17th Feb 1906 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 9. Age: 26 years, 4 months, 21 day.
SCO, 1 - 0, 9th Apr 1904 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 8. Age: 24 years, 6 months, 13 days.
IRE, 3 - 1, 12th Mar 1904 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 7. Age: 24 years, 5 months, 16 days.
WAL, 2 - 2, 29th Feb 1904 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 6. Age: 24 years, 5 months, 3 days.
SCO, 1 - 2, 4th Apr 1903 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 5. Age: 23 years, 6 months, 8 days.
WAL, 2 - 1, 2nd Mar 1903 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 4. Age: 23 years, 5 months, 6 days.
SCO, 2 - 2, 3rd May 1902 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 3. Age: 22 years, 7 months, 7 days.
IRE, 1 - 0, 22nd Mar 1902 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 2. Age: 22 years, 5 months, 26 days.
WAL, 0 - 0, 3rd Mar 1902 (HC) Blackburn Rovers, Cap: 1. Age: 22 years, 5 months, 7 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.