Matt Crowe

Matthew Jackson Crowe (4 July 1932 – June 2017) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half. Active throughout Scotland, England and South Africa, Crowe made nearly 300 career appearances.

For the Australian rules footballer, see Matt Crowe (Australian footballer).

Matt Crowe
Crowe while with Norwich City in 1959.
Personal information
Full name Matthew Jackson Crowe[1]
Date of birth (1932-07-04)4 July 1932
Place of birth Bathgate, Scotland
Date of death June 2017 (2017-07) (aged 84)[1]
Place of death Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
1948–1949 Bathgate Thistle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1954 Bradford Park Avenue 1 (0)
1954–1957 Partick Thistle 28 (11)
1957–1962 Norwich City 186 (14)
1962–1964 Brentford 73 (0)
1964–1966 Port Elizabeth City 59 (2)
1966 Westview Apollon 8 (0)
Total 296 (25)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Bathgate, Crowe played for Bathgate Thistle, Bradford Park Avenue, Partick Thistle, Norwich City, Brentford and Port Elizabeth City.[2]

Honours

Brentford

Individual

References
  1. "Matt Crowe". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. Matt Crowe at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  3. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 387. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. "EDP24: Norwich City FC centenary". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2020.


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