Billy Crook (English footballer)
- Billy Crook (English footballer)
Infobox Football biography
playername = Billy Crook
fullname = William Crook
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1926|6|7|df=y
cityofbirth = Wolverhampton
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position = Right-half
youthyears = 1940–1943
youthclubs = Wolverhampton Wanderers
years = 1943–1954
1954–1956
1956–1960
clubs = Wolverhampton Wanderers
Walsall
Wellington Town
caps(goals) = 196 0(2)
045 0(2)
00- 0 (-)
William "Billy" Crook (born 7 June 1926 in Wolverhampton) is an English former footballer. He spent the majority of his playing career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, for whom he appeared in the 1949 FA Cup Final.
Career
Crook first joined Wolves in August 1940 aged 14, eventually signed professional forms three years later. He made his debut in a League War Cup tie on 10 January 1942 against Blackpool, en route to lifting the trophy. He made 121 wartime appearances for the club in total, as well as guesting for Aldershot and Chelsea.
He became a regular first team player when league football recommenced in 1946, and held his place over the next six seasons. He was part of the team that lifted the FA Cup in 1949, beating Leicester City 3-1 at Wembley. However, Crook lost his place in the 1952/53 season to Ron Flowers and left for Walsall in October 1954.
He spent two seasons in the Third Division with the "Saddlers" then dropped into the non-league with Wellington Town before retiring in 1960 aged 34.
After giving up the game, he worked as a structual draughtsman for an engineering company in Darlaston, a role he had already held part-time during his playing days.
Honours
with Wolves
*League War Cup winner 1942
*FA Cup winner 1949.
*Charity Shield (shared) 1949.
References
*cite book |author=Matthews, Tony |title=The Legends of Wolverhampton Wanderers |year=2006 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |pages=p. 49 |isbn=1-85983-518-X
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