Ted Croker

Ted Croker

Edgar Alfred (Ted) Croker (13 February 1924 – 25 December 1992) was an RAF pilot and a footballer for Charlton Athletic.

Career

In 1974, as the then Football Association secretary, [ [http://www.crokerfamily.co.uk/ Main reference] : "CrokerFamily.co.uk" website.] he proposed the current format for the Charity Shield, with the match to be played between the champions of the top division of the Football League (now the Premier League), and FA Cup winners (or first and second in the League if one team wins both) at Wembley Stadium, as an introduction to each new football season. [ [http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACommunityShield/ Charity Shield format] , Croker's idea: TheFA.com website.]

His autobiography, "First Voice You Will Hear Is", was published on September 7 1987.

He lived in Cheltenham from the 1950s and founded an engineering company in the town. In 1987 he became President of Cheltenham Town, a post that he occupied until his death.†

Croker died at the age of 68 on Christmas Day, 1992.

References

Print

*The first voice you will hear is..., by Ted Croker, Collins 1987, ISBN 0002180863
*†Cheltenham Town programme versus Worcester City, January 1993

Internet


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