Sammy Crooks (26 caps, 7 goals)

Full Name:
Samuel Dickinson Crooks
Born:
16th January 1908, Bearpark, County Durham
Died:
3rd February 1981, Belper aged 73
England Career:
1930 - 1936
Positions:
Outside Right
Clubs (and caps):
Derby County (26)
FA Legacy Number:
551
Career Summary:
Sammy Crooks (16th January 1908 - 3rd February 1981) was an international footballer who represented England 26 times scoring 7 goals. His first cap was against Scotland on 5th April 1930 at 22 years old, and his last was vs Hungary on 2nd December 1936 aged 28. Crooks, born on 16th January 1908, in Bearpark, County Durham, has a FA Legacy Number of 551 and played as a Outside Right for his country.

England Career Statistics

Debut:
v Scotland (HC) on 5th April 1930 aged 22 years, 2 months, 20 days
Last Cap:
v Hungary (FR) on 2nd December 1936 aged 28 years, 10 months, 17 days
First Goal:
v Ireland (HC) on 20th October 1930 aged 22 years, 9 months, 4 days
Career Length:
6 years, 241 days
Starts:
26
Substitute:
On 0
Withdrawn:
Off 0
Full Games:
26

England Match Statistics

  • British Home ChampionshipHC 16 3 0 0 0
  • FriendlyFR 10 4 0 0 0
  • Competitive 16 3 0 0 0
  • Home, Away or Neutral
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Home 14 6 0 0 0
  • Away 12 1 0 0 0
  • Match Results
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Won 15 6 0 0 0
  • Drawn 4 0 0 0 0
  • Lost 7 1 0 0 0
  • Playing Positions
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Outside Right 26 7 0 0 0
  • Managers
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Committee 26 7 0 0 0
  • Totals
  • 26
  • 7
  • 0
  • 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)
  • 53 sources from 26 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List