Charlie Scrimshaw Explained

Charlie Scrimshaw
Fullname:Charles Thomas Scrimshaw
Birth Date:3 April 1909
Birth Place:Derby, England
Death Place:Stoke-on-Trent, England
Position:Full back
Height:5 ft 9+1/2 in[1]
Clubs1:Hebden Bridge
Years2:1929–1938
Caps2:124
Goals2:0
Years3:1938–1939
Clubs3:Middlesbrough
Caps3:9
Goals3:0

Charles Thomas Scrimshaw (3 April 1909 – 4 June 1973) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Middlesbrough and Stoke City.[2]

Career

Scrimshaw was born in Derby and began his career playing amateur football with Hebden Bridge before joining Stoke City in 1929 as a 20-year-old.[2] He played a regular role in the club's reserve team in the Central League, only appearing for the first team as a replacement for an injured player.[2] It took Scrimshaw six years before he forced his way into the starting eleven mainly due to long-serving full-back Bob McGrory becoming Stoke's manager.[2] Scrimshaw was seen as his replacement and he played in all the club's 47 fixtures in the 1935–36 season and only missed one match in 1936–37.

However, Scrimshaw could not maintain his place in the side, and he decided to leave for regular football. He joined Middlesbrough in October 1938 but only managed nine appearances due to injury.[2] World War II interrupted league football, and during the war leagues, Scrimshaw returned to play for Stoke. He also played eight games as a guest at Port Vale. Also, he guested for Portsmouth.[3] After the war ended and league football resumed Scrimshaw did not continue his footballing career.[2]

Career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City1929–30Second Division200020
1930–31Second Division200020
1931–32Second Division000000
1932–33Second Division300030
1933–34First Division8020100
1934–35First Division100010
1935–36First Division42050470
1936–37First Division41010420
1937–38First Division21000210
1938–39First Division400040
Total1240801320
Middlesbrough1938–39First Division900090
Career total1330801410

Honours

Stoke City

Notes and References

  1. News: Stoke City. Record-breaking staff re-engaged for this season . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . vi . Newspapers.com.
  2. Book: Matthews, Tony. The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. 1994. Lion Press. 0-9524151-0-0.
  3. Book: Kent, Jeff. Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. 261. 1996. 0-9529152-0-0. .