Joe Craddock (footballer)

Claude William Craddock (3 August 1902 – October 1976) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Rochdale, Brentford, Gillingham and Darlington.^[2] He also played in the Scottish League for Dundee.^[3]

Joe Craddock

Craddock with Brentford in 1926.
Personal information
Full name	Claude William Craddock[1]
Date of birth	3 August 1902
Place of birth	Grimsby, England
Date of death	October 1976 (aged 74)[1]
Place of death	Chatham, England
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Chatham Central
1920–1926	Gillingham	16	(3)
	→ Sittingbourne (loan)
	→ Grays Thurrock (loan)
1926–1928	Brentford	23	(11)
1928–1929	Dundee	20	(7)
	Sheppey United
1930–1931	Rochdale	34	(10)
1931	Darlington	10	(2)
	Tunbridge Wells Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gillingham	1924–25[4]	Third Division South	3	1	0	0	—		3	1
	1925–26[4]		13	2	0	0	—		13	2
	Total		16	3	0	0	—		16	3
Brentford	1926–27[5]	Third Division South	12	5	0	0	—		12	5
	1927–28[5]		11	6	1	0	—		12	6
	Total		23	11	1	0	—		24	11
Dundee	1927–28[3]	Scottish First Division	2	2	1	0	—		3	2
	1928–29[3]		18	5	3	1	—		21	6
	Total		20	7	4	1	—		24	8
Rochdale	1930–31[6]	Third Division North	34	10	1	0	4[a]	0	39	10
Career total			93	31	6	1	4	0	103	32

1. 2 appearances in Lancashire Senior Cup, 2 appearances in Manchester Senior Cup

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 68. ISBN 978-1905891610.
2. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 42. ISBN 978-0955294914.
3. "Claude Craddock | Player Statistics | Dundee". Dee Archive. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
4. "Joe Craddock". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
5. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 369. ISBN 0951526200.
6. Phillipps, Steven (2001). Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001. Harefield, Middlesex: Yore. ISBN 1-874427-09-7. OCLC 48531524.