Joe Craven (footballer)

Joe Craven

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Gerrard Craven[1]
Date of birth	(1903-12-28)28 December 1903[1]
Place of birth	Preston, England[1]
Date of death	1972 (aged 68–69)[1]
Place of death	Chorley, England[1]
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s)	Centre-half
Youth career
	St. Augustine's
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1924?–1925?	Stockport County	5	(0)
1925?–1931?	Preston North End	65	(0)
1931?–1934?	Swansea Town	49	(1)
1934–1935	Port Vale	11	(0)
1935–1936?	Newport County	28	(0)
1936?–1938?	Accrington Stanley	57	(0)
	Leyland Motors	?	(?)
Total		215	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Gerrard Craven (28 December 1903 – 1972^[3]) was an English footballer who played as a defender in the Football League between 1923 and 1937.^[3]

Career

Craven played for St. Augustine's, Stockport County, Preston North End and Swansea Town before joining Second Division side Port Vale in June 1934.^[1] 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.^[1] He later played for Accrington Stanley. After retiring from professional football he became the manager of the "works" football team Leyland Motors.^[1]

Career statistics

Source:^[4]

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

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 70. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. "The lure of promotion. Stockport County". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
3. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
4. Joe Craven at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)