Robert Walker Crumley (20 May 1876 – 27 January 1949) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 130 appearances in the Scottish League for Dundee as a goalkeeper.[3][4][5]

Bob Crumley
Personal information
Full name Robert Walker Crumley
Birth name Robert Walker Brymer[1]
Date of birth 20 May 1876
Place of birth Lochee, Scotland
Date of death 27 January 1949(1949-01-27) (aged 72)[2]
Place of death Dundee, Scotland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1899–1902 Dundee Victoria
1902–1903 Lochee United
1903–1907 Newcastle United 4 (0)
1907–1911 Dundee 131 (0)
1911–1912 Darlington
1912–1913 Dundee 0 (0)
1913–1914 Arbroath 30 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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Crumley's younger brother James was also a goalkeeper.[6] After service with the Gordon Highlanders during the Second Boer War,[7] Crumley served as a sergeant in the Black Watch during the First World War and saw action on the Western Front and at Salonika.[8] He ended the war in the Labour Corps.[7] Crumley received a war pension for malaria and rheumatism.[7]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 1904–05[9] First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1905–06[9] First Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 4 0 0 0 4 0
Dundee 1906–07[4] Scottish First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
1907–08[4] Scottish First Division 34 0 4 0 38 0
1908–09[4] Scottish First Division 33 0 3 0 36 0
1909–10[4] Scottish First Division 31 0 10 0 41 0
1910–11[4] Scottish First Division 31 0 4 0 35 0
Total 131 0 21 0 152 0
Career total 135 0 21 0 156 0
  1. ^ Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup

Honours

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Dundee

References

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  1. ^ "Statutory registers – Births – Search results [entry mis-spelled as Bremner]". ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Statutory registers – Deaths – Search results". ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 71. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  5. ^ "Bob Crumley | Player Statistics". Arbroath Archive. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  6. ^ "J. Crumley signs for Dundee Hibs". The Courier. Dundee. 12 September 1911. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ a b c "Robert Walker Brymer Crumley | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Newcastle United Footballers in the Great War". North East War Memorials Project. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Bob Crumley". 11v11.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  10. ^ "1910 – Scottish Cup". Dundee Football Club – Official Website. Retrieved 27 October 2019.