Paul Crooks (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Crooks[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1966[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Durham, England[1] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1986 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1986–1987 | Stoke City | 1 | (0) |
| 1987 | Caernarfon Town | ||
| 1988 | Carlisle United | 0 | (0) |
| – | Rhyl | ||
| – | Bangor City | ||
| – | Blaenau Festiniog | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Paul Crooks (born 15 January 1972) is a former English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.[1][2]
Career
Crooks was born in Durham but started his career with Bolton Wanderers.[1] He was signed by Stoke City in 1986 after having never made an appearance for Bolton.[1] He made three substitute appearances for Stoke during the 1986–87 season with all three coming in different competitions.[1] He failed to break into the first team at the Victoria Ground and left for Caernarfon Town.[1] He had a short and unsuccessful spell at Carlisle United and returned to Welsh league football with Rhyl and Bangor City.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City[1] | 1986–87 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |