Ted Critchley

Ted Critchley
Personal information
Full name Edward Critchley[1]
Date of birth (1903-12-31)31 December 1903[1]
Place of birth Ashton-under-Lyne, England[1]
Date of death 1996 (aged 92–93)
Place of death Stockport, England
Playing position Outside right
Youth career
Spring Gardens
Stockport Union Chapel
Cheadle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Witton Albion
Stalybridge Celtic
1922–1926 Stockport County 118 (10)
1926–1934 Everton 217 (37)
1934 Preston North End 11 (1)
1934–1935 Port Vale 18 (1)
South Liverpool
Macclesfield 40 (2)
Total 404 (51)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Edward "Ted" Critchley (31 December 1903 – 1996) was an English footballer. A First Division championship winner with Everton, he has been described as "the finest 'home grown' player ever produced by Stockport County".[2]

Club career

Critchley played local football for Spring Gardens, Stockport Union Chapel, Cheadle and Witton Albion before joining Stockport County via Stalybridge Celtic in 1922. He made his debut on 9 December 1922, in a 2–0 defeat to Port Vale at The Old Recreation Ground.[2] His second appearance came on the last day of the 1922–23 season, as the "Hatters" secured their Second Division status with a 3–0 win over Southampton at Edgeley Park.[2] Countey retained their second tier status in 1923–24 and 1924–25, before finishing bottom of the division in 1925–26. He was too good a player to remain in the Third Division North for long in 1926–27. He played 118 games for County before being transferred to Everton for a £2,500 fee in December 1926.[2]

In his first game for the "Toffees" he provided the crosses for Dixie Dean to score four goals in a 5–4 win against Sunderland. In his first full season at Goodison Park, 1927–28, Everton won the First Division league title.[2] He provided many of the passes that enabled Dixie Dean's record-breaking 60 goals.[2] However Everton dropped to 18th in 1928–29, before being relegated in last place in 1929–30. Everton then won the Second Division championship in 1930–31, and won the First Division title again in 1931–32.[2] They dropped to 11th in 1932–33, and Critchley missed the FA Cup Final victory over Manchester City at Wembley due to injury, after he had scored the winning goal in the semi-final victory over West Ham United.[2] The 1933–34 season was his last for Everton. In all, Critchley scored 42 goals in 230 games for Everton before being transferred to Preston North End in 1934.[3]

After playing in the first 11 games of the season, he lost his place in the Preston team. He was transferred to Port Vale with cash in exchange for John Friar in December 1934. However he lost his place in the Vale team in early April 1935, and was released at the end of the season and moved on to South Liverpool.[1]

Statistics

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stockport County 1922–23 Second Division 20000020
1923–24 Second Division 3742000394
1924–25 Second Division 2512000271
1925–26 Second Division 3831000393
1926–27 Third Division North 1621000172
Total 11810600012410
Everton 1926–27 First Division 1500000150
1927–28 First Division 4062000426
1928–29 First Division 2510000251
1929–30 First Division 3042200326
1930–31 Second Division 371342004115
1931–32 First Division 3781000388
1932–33 First Division 1722110203
1933–34 First Division 1631000173
Total 217371251023042
Preston North End 1934–35 First Division 1110000111
Port Vale 1934–35 Second Division 1811000191
Career total 364491951038454

Honours

with Everton

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 70. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Ted Critchley". stockportcounty.com. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  3. ↑ Evertonfc.com
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