| Jimmy Crapnell | |
| Fullname: | James Scrymagour Crapnell |
| Height: | 5ft 5in |
| Position: | Right back |
| Birth Date: | 4 June 1903 |
| Birth Place: | Paisley, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Paisley, Scotland |
| Years1: | – |
| Clubs1: | Cambuslang Rangers |
| Years2: | 1926–1933 |
| Clubs2: | Airdrieonians |
| Caps2: | 227 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 1933–1937 |
| Caps3: | 41 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 268 |
| Totalgoals: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1929–1932 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1929–1932 |
| Nationalteam2: | Scottish League XI |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 1945–1946 |
| Managerclubs1: | Alloa Athletic |
| Manageryears2: | 1947–1953 |
| Managerclubs2: | St Johnstone |
James Scrymagour Crapnell (4 June 1903 – 24 December 1991) was a Scottish football player and manager. He played as a right back for Airdrieonians and Motherwell at club level, and represented both Scotland and the Scottish League XI.[1]
Crapnell, who was born in Paisley, began his club career in the junior leagues with Cambuslang Rangers. He was already 23 when he moved to Airdrie in 1926 as a replacement for Alex Dick who had been advised to stop playing,[2] but within three years he had become the Diamonds club captain and achieved international recognition, receiving all of his caps while with Airdrie.[2]
Motherwell signed him in January 1933 for a fee of £2,000.[3] He helped them reach the 1933 Scottish Cup Final, but they lost 1–0 to Celtic.[3] He retired in 1934 to try a career in insurance.[3] [2] After a brief comeback in the Motherwell reserve team, he retired again.[3]
Crapnell was 5 feet 5 inches tall, which was small for a defender. He had a "reputation for tenacity", however, and won nine Scotland caps between 1929 and 1933, only finishing on the losing side once[4] and captaining the team in four of those appearances. He is the most capped player in Airdrieonians' history.[4] [2] Crapnell also represented the Scottish League XI five times (all victories) between 1929 and 1932.[5]
Crapnell became a manager after the Second World War, working for Alloa Athletic and then St Johnstone.[3] He died in December 1991, aged 88.[6]