Herbert Craik

Herbert Clement Craik (1 April 1881 – 1 July 1965) was a Scottish footballer, who played once for Liverpool as a left half. He also played for Scottish clubs Morton and Hearts.

Craik was from Forfar, Angus, to William Fyfe Craik, a commercial clerk, and Clementina Duff.^[1] As a youth he played with a strong junior team in Glasgow, where he was recruited to join Morton. He joined Liverpool in 1903^[2] for a £10 signing fee and £4 a week wages, in addition to room and board.^[3] before returning to Scotland to join Hearts in 1904.^[4] He was described by the Liverpool Evening Express as "a most gentlemanly player".^[2]

He emigrated to South Africa, where he died in 1965.^[5]

References

^ Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950
^ ^a ^b "Important Captures by Liverpool – Two Scottish Cracks Signed on". Liverpool Evening Express. 23 May 1903. p. 4. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
^ "Football". Forfar Herald. 15 May 1903. p. 8. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
^ "Famous Group of Forfar Footballers – Players Who Have Made Their Name in Football". Dundee Evening Post. 8 April 1905. p. 5. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
^ Transvaal Province, South Africa, Estates Death Notice Index, 1855-1976

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[birth-1] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950

[express-2] "Important Captures by Liverpool – Two Scottish Cracks Signed on". Liverpool Evening Express. 23 May 1903. p. 4. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

[3] "Football". Forfar Herald. 15 May 1903. p. 8. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

[4] "Famous Group of Forfar Footballers – Players Who Have Made Their Name in Football". Dundee Evening Post. 8 April 1905. p. 5. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

[5] Transvaal Province, South Africa, Estates Death Notice Index, 1855-1976

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