Jimmy Croal

Football player infobox
playername = Jimmy Croal


fullname = James A Croal
height = 5' 8¹/₂"
dateofbirth = Unknown
cityofbirth = Glasgow,
dateofdeath = Unknown
cityofdeath = Unknown
countryofbirth = Scotland
countryofdeath = Unknown
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Inside Left
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years =
1905-1906
1914-1922
clubs = Falkirk
Rangers
Chelsea
caps(goals) =
3 (0)
113 (22)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) = 00100(0)
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Jimmy Croal (from Glasgow) was a Scottish footballer and Schoolmaster who played both North and South of the border. In Scotland for Falkirk and Glasgow Rangers and in England for Chelsea. He was judged to be a clever inside left who when paired with Bob McNeil was very effective. [cite book|last=Unknown|first=|title=Cup Final Programme|date=1915] .

Club career

Croal transferred to Chelsea from Falkirk sometime in 1914. [cite book|last=Unknown|first=|title=Cup Final Programme|date=1915] .He was a member of the Chelsea side that reached the FA Cup in 1915.

He made a total of 130 appearances for Chelsea, scoring a total of 26 goals. [cite book | author=Glanvill, Rick | title=Chelsea FC: The Official Biography - The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years| publisher=Headline Book Publishing Ltd| year=2006| id=ISBN 0-7553-1466-2 | pages=p. 401]

Honours

Chelsea
*FA Cup: Runners Up 1915

References