Bob McCrindle

Bob McCrindle
Personal information
Full name Robert McCrindle[1]
Date of birth (1869-09-28)28 September 1869
Place of birth Dreghorn, Scotland
Playing position Centre-half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1889–1894 Burslem Port Vale 89 (3)
Luton Town

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Robert "Bob" McCrindle (28 September 1869; date of death unknown) was a Scottish footballer who played at centre-half for Burslem Port Vale and Luton Town in the 1890s. He played 183 games for Burslem Port Vale, scoring six goals, however 72 of these games were friendlies. He received a call-up to the Scotland national side in 1899, but was unable to play the game due to a fixture clash.

Club career

McCrindle joined Burslem Port Vale in September 1889.[1] A firm first team choice, he was a member of the sides that shared the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1891 and won the Staffordshire Charity Cup in 1892.[1] He featured in 20 Football League Second Division games in the 1892–93 season – the inaugural season of the division.[1] He was an ever-present during the 1893–94 season, but left the Athletic Ground in the summer of 1894, and moved on to Luton Town.[1]

International career

McCrindle was selected to play for his native Scotland in November 1889, however due to a fixture clash could not turn up for the game.

Statistics

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale1889–90–001010
1890–91Midland League22321244
1891–92Midland League19010200
1892–93Second Division20010210
1893–94Second Division28010290
Total 89361954

Honours

with Burslem Port Vale

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 190. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
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