| Joe Craven | |
| Fullname: | Joseph Gerrard Craven |
| Birth Date: | 28 December 1903 |
| Birth Place: | Preston, England |
| Death Place: | Chorley, England |
| Height: | [1] |
| Position: | Centre-half |
| Youthclubs1: | St. Augustine's |
| Years1: | 1924?–1925? |
| Clubs1: | Stockport County |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1925?–1931? |
| Clubs2: | Preston North End |
| Caps2: | 65 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1931?–1934? |
| Clubs3: | Swansea Town |
| Caps3: | 49 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 1934–1935 |
| Clubs4: | Port Vale |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1935–1936? |
| Clubs5: | Newport County |
| Caps5: | 28 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1936?–1938? |
| Clubs6: | Accrington Stanley |
| Caps6: | 57 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Clubs7: | Leyland Motors |
| Caps7: | ? |
| Goals7: | ? |
| Totalcaps: | 215 |
| Totalgoals: | 1 |
Joseph Gerrard Craven (28 December 1903 – 1972[2]) was an English footballer who played as a defender in the Football League between 1923 and 1937.[2]
Craven played for St. Augustine's, Stockport County, Preston North End and Swansea Town before joining Second Division side Port Vale in June 1934.[3] After a run of eight games from the start of the 1934–35 season he picked up an injury and played just a further three games at The Old Recreation Ground before moving to Newport County at the end of the season.[3] He later played for Accrington Stanley. After retiring from professional football he became the manager of the "works" football team Leyland Motors.[3]
Source:
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Stockport County | 1923–24 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1924–25 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Preston North End | 1925–26 | Second Division | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1926–27 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1927–28 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1928–29 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1929–30 | Second Division | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Total | 65 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 1 | |||
| Swansea Town | 1931–32 | Second Division | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 1932–33 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1933–34 | Second Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |||
| Port Vale | 1934–35 | Second Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Newport County | 1935–36 | Third Division South | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Accrington Stanley | 1936–37 | Third Division North | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
| 1937–38 | Third Division North | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 57 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 215 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 227 | 1 | |||