Bob Crompton

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Bob Crompton
Personal information

Full name	Robert Crompton
Date of birth	26 September 1879
Place of birth	Blackburn, England
Date of death	16 March 1941(1941-03-16) (aged 61)
Playing position	Full-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1896–1920	Blackburn Rovers	530	(14)
1915–1916	→ Blackpool (guest)	0	(0)
National team
1902–1914	England	41	(0)
Teams managed
1926–1931	Blackburn Rovers
1935–1936	Bournemouth
1938–1941	Blackburn Rovers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Robert "Bob" Crompton (26 September 1879 – 16 March 1941) was an English professional footballer. He spent the entirety of his career with his hometown club, Blackburn Rovers. He also represented England on 41 occasions, captaining them 22 times.

Playing career

Born in Blackburn, Crompton spent his entire career at full-back for Blackburn Rovers, playing 528 games between 1896 and 1920. He won the league twice as captain of the team in 1912 and 1914. In the 1915–16 season he played for Blackpool in the regional leagues set up by the Football League during World War I where he was made club captain.^[1] His 41 England caps were a record until surpassed by Billy Wright in 1952.

Management career

He later went on to manage Blackburn between 1926 and 1930, leading them to the FA Cup victory over Huddersfield Town in 1928. After a spell managing Bournemouth, Crompton returned to Rovers as manager in the late 1930s to guide them to the Second Division championship.

Crompton had a heart attack in 1941 while watching Blackburn play Burnley, while he was still in charge of Blackburn. His team had just won the match 3–2. He died that evening.^[2]

Career outside football

Crompton was in partnership with his Blackburn Rovers team-mate, the Welsh international centre-forward William Davies, as motor engineers.^[3]

Honours

As a player

Blackburn Rovers

First Division champions: 1911–12, 1913–14

As a manager

Blackburn Rovers

FA Cup winners: 1928
Second Division champions: 1938–39
Football League War Cup runners-up: 1939-1940

References

↑ Wolstenholme, Gerry (May 2008). The Khaki Years, Blackpool Football Club The World War I Seasons 1915/16 - 1918/19. Blackpool: Blackpool Programme and Memorabilia Collectors Club. pp. 1–5.
↑ http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/BLACKBcromptonB.htm
↑ Davies, Gareth; Garland, Ian (1991). Who's Who of Welsh International Soccer Players. Bridge Books. ISBN 1-872424-11-2.

External links

Bob Crompton management career stats at Soccerbase
England Player Profile: Robert Crompton at englandfc.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by -	England football captain 1903–1914	Succeeded by -

A.F.C. Bournemouth – managers

Kitcher (1914–23)
Kinghorn (1923–25)
Knighton (1925–28)
Richards (1928–30)
Birrell (1930–35)
Crompton (1935–36)
Bell (1936–39)
Kinghorn (1939–47)
Lowe (1947–50)
Bruton (1950–56)
Cox (1956–58)
Welsh (1958–61)
McGarry (1961–63)
Flewin (1963–65)
Cox (1965–70)
J. Bond (1970–73)
Hartley (1974–78)
Nelson (1975)
Benson (1975–78)
Stock (1979–80)
Webb (1980–82)
Megson (1983)
Redknapp (1983–92)
Pulis (1992–94)
Williams (1994)
Machin (1994–2000)
O'Driscoll (2000–06)
Roach & Murdoch (2006)
K. Bond (2006–08)
Quinn (2008)
Howe (2008–11)
Bradbury (2011–12)
Groves (2012)
Howe (2012–)

Blackburn Rovers F.C. – managers

Mitchell (1884–96)
Walmsley (1896–03)
Middleton (1903–22)
Carr (1922–26)
Crompton (1926–31)
Barritt (1931–36)
Taylor (1936–38)
Crompton (1938–41)
Hapgood (1944–47)
Scott (1947–47)
Bruton (1947–49)
Bestall (1949–53)
Carey (1953–58)
Duncan (1958–60)
Marshall (1960–67)
Quigley (1967–70)
Carey (1970–71)
Furphy (1971–73)
Dinnis^c (1973–74)
Lee (1974–75)
Smith (1975–78)
Pickering^c (1978)
Iley (1978)
Pickering (1978–79)
Kendall (1979–81)
Saxton (1981–86)
Parkes^c (1986–87)
Mackay (1987–91)
Parkes^c (1991)
Dalglish (1991–95)
Harford (1995–96)
Parkes^c (1996–97)
Hodgson (1997–98)
Parkes^c (1998)
Kidd (1998–99)
Parkes^c (1999–2000)
Souness (2000–04)
Parkes^c (2004)
Hughes (2004–08)
Ince (2008)
Allardyce (2008–10)
Kean (2010–12)
Black^c (2012)
Berg (2012)
Bowyer^c (2012–13)
Appleton (2013)
Bowyer (2013–)

Persondata
Name	Crompton, Bob
Alternative names
Short description	English footballer
Date of birth	26 September 1879
Place of birth	Blackburn, England
Date of death	16 March 1941
Place of death

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