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Jimmy Crussell

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Jimmy Crussell
Personal information
Full name James Freshwater Crussell
Date of birth (1904-02-19)19 February 1904
Place of birth Watford, England
Date of death 11 December 1983(1983-12-11) (aged 79)
Place of death Ottery St Mary, England
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Watford Grammar School
Old Fullerians
Leavesden Road Baptists
Sun Engraving
1924–1925 Watford 1 (0)
Tufnell Park
Clapton
International career
1932 England Amateurs 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Freshwater Crussell (19 February 1904 – 11 December 1983) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward.

Club career

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Crussell was educated at Watford Grammar School for Boys, going onto play for the school's representative football teams. Crussell later played for Leavesden Road Baptists and Sun Engraving, before signing for Watford as an amateur in August 1924. On 2 May 1925, Crussell made his only Football League appearance in a 0–0 draw against Charlton Athletic. Following his departure from Watford, Crussell signed for Tufnell Park, before joining Clapton, playing for the club for over a decade. In 1932, Crussell guested for Nunhead on their tour of Luxembourg.[1]

International career

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In 1932, Crussell made two appearances for England amateurs.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "James Freshwater CRUSSELL" (.pdf). Watford F.C. Archive. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  2. ^ "England Amateurs Match Results". England Football Online. Retrieved 19 March 2021.