Charlie Craven Explained

Charlie Craven
Birth Date:2 December 1909
Birth Place:Boston, England
Death Place:Solihull, England
Height:5 ft 8 in[1]
Position:Inside left
Youthclubs1:Boston Trinity
Clubs1:Boston Town
Years2:1930–1938
Clubs2:Grimsby Town
Caps2:256
Goals2:95
Years3:1938
Caps3:11
Goals3:2
Years4:1938–1939
Caps4:17
Goals4:2
Years5:1939–1951
Clubs5:Tamworth
Years6:1951–19??
Clubs6:Sutton Town

Charlie Craven (2 December 1909 – 30 March 1972) was an English footballer who played as an inside left.

Born in Boston, Lincolnshire, Craven started his football career with local teams before joining Grimsby Town, with whom he won the Second Division in 1934. He went on to score 99 goals in 283 appearances in the top two divisions of the Football League for Grimsby, Manchester United, who paid £6,000 for his services in June 1938, and Birmingham, whom he joined only six months later. He was named as reserve for England for the match against Holland in 1935. He moved into non-League football with Tamworth shortly before the Second World War started, guested for Coventry City and Birmingham during the war, and left Tamworth for Sutton Town in 1951. He died in Solihull, Warwickshire at the age of 62.

Honours

Grimsby Town

1933–34

References

Notes and References

  1. News: No new faces in Grimsby's first team . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . iv . Newspapers.com.