Alex Crombie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1876 | ||
| Place of birth | Berwick-upon-Tweed, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Morpeth Harriers | |||
| Reading | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1905–1906 | Burslem Port Vale | 17 | (1) |
| Total | 17 | (1) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alex Crombie (born 1876) was an English footballer who played as a winger for Reading and Burslem Port Vale at the start of the 20th century.
Career
[edit]Crombie played for Morpeth Harriers and Southern League side Reading before joining Second Division club Burslem Port Vale in July 1905.[1] He scored in a 4–3 win over Chesterfield at the Athletic Ground on 9 September. He was a regular first-team player from September 1905 to February 1906, at which point he lost his first-team place.[1] He departed at the end of the 1905–06 season, having made 17 league and five cup appearances for the Vale.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Source:[2]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Burslem Port Vale | 1905–06 | Second Division | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Total | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 71. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ Alex Crombie at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)