Walter Crickmer Explained

Walter Crickmer
Fullname:Walter Raymond Crickmer
Birth Date:17 December 1899
Birth Place:Wigan, Lancashire, England
Death Date:6 February 1958 (age 58)
Death Place:Munich, Germany
Manageryears1:1931–1932
Managerclubs1:Manchester United
Manageryears2:1937–1945
Managerclubs2:Manchester United

Walter Raymond Crickmer (17 December 1899 – 6 February 1958) was an English football club secretary and manager.

He became Manchester United club secretary in 1926.[1] He twice assumed managerial responsibility: from 1 April 1931 to 1 June 1932, and then again from 1 August 1937 to 1 February 1945.

Together with club owner James W. Gibson, he was responsible for instituting the youth development system at Manchester United. After 32 years of service as club secretary, Crickmer was killed in the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958.[2] [3] He is buried at Stretford Cemetery.[4]

He was married to Nellie Robertson from 1921[5] until his death. She outlived him by nine years, dying in 1967. They had one daughter, Beryl, who was born in 1921.

Managerial statistics

TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Manchester UnitedApril 1931June 1932431781839.53
Manchester UnitedNovember 1937February 19457630242239.47

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Red Life Managers. https://archive.today/20121015175736/http://www.btinternet.com/~c.beirne/managers.html. 15 October 2012. dead.
  2. News: Olive was ultimate club man . . 24 May 2006 . 9 December 2008 .
  3. News: Richard . Williams . Presses stopped in Manchester as Guardian man confirmed dead . The Guardian . London . 2 February 2008 . 9 December 2008 .
  4. Web site: Where Are They Buried? . https://web.archive.org/web/20091022134102/http://www.munich58.co.uk/graves/index.asp . 22 October 2009 . munich58.co.uk . 2 January 2020 .
  5. Web site: Lancashire Births Marriages & Deaths . www.lancashirebmd.org.uk . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030117224740/http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/cgi/marrind.cgi . 17 January 2003 . dead.