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BIOGRAPHIES

 

I have compiled comprehensive biographies of more than 130 Croydon Common players, most of whom also appeared for clubs which were then, or now, in the Football League or Premiership.  The names of these players appear below - click on a name to see the biography.  Many of the biographies contain photographs and so may take some time to load, depending upon the speed of your internet connection; for example, the biography for Jack Harrow is 10MB.

Please note that the pages are constantly being updated and you may need to empty the cache on your browser to see the latest version.

The content of the biographies should be self-explanatory.  The key to the initials used for the various leagues shown in the appearances section of the biographies can be found by clicking the first link below:

CLICK FOR THE KEY        CLICK FOR CLUB & PLAYER LINKS        CLICK FOR A CALLERY OF PLAYER PHOTOS

CLICK FOR THE TOTAL APPEARANCES AND GOALS RECORD FOR ALL PLAYERS

Where there is a quotation in italics in the "Jottings" section of a biography, it has been taken from a newspaper, periodical or club handbook of the day.  Please note that most of the biographies comprise more than one page and so need to be scrolled down.

I am keen to obtain further details, particularly photographs, of players who appeared for the club.  If you have anything of interest, please contact me on ajf@westsussex.myzen.co.uk.  I am also interested in purchasing any items of memorabilia connected with Croydon Common or any player who appeared for the club.

ALLEN Walter

FOX C.

KIRK Thomas Albert

RUSSELL Thomas George 

ALLMAN Messina Wilson

FRESIA Attilio

KITTO Richard Henry

RYAN Charles William 

BACON Samuel Thomas

FROST James Lewis

LATHERON Robert

RYDER George Fredrick

BALMER William Atherton

FURR George Melville

LEIGH Thomas

SCANES Albert

BARNFATHER Percy

FURR Harold Frederick

LEVI Harold Joseph

SCOLLARD Alfred

BARTLETT John William

GARDNER David Richmond

LEVI Reginald Samuel

SILOR William

BENNETT John Kenneth

GEORGE John Spencer

LEWIS John Richard

SMITH Cyril C.

BODEN John William

GITTINS Alfred George

LITTLE Joseph

SPARROW Harry

BOWMAN John William

GOODFELLOW William

LLOYD-EVANS James

SPOTTISWOOD Robert

BOX Arthur

GOODMAN Albert Abraham

MacDONALD Alexander

SPREADBURY Bertie Arthur Sidney

BURKE William Walter

GORMAN John

MASON T.

STEWART Charles Harold

BUSHELL William

HADLEY Harold

McCOURT John Francis

STOCKDALE Edmund

CHAMBERS Horace Frank

HAMMOND George Henry

McDONALD James

STOCKDALE George Alfred

CHESTER Albert Edward Nixon

HARROW Jack Harry

MESTON Samuel

SUTHERLAND Albert

CHICK Francis William John

HARTNESS Henry (Harry)

MILLS Albert Henry

TAIT Alexander Gilchrist

CHRISTIE John Coubrough

HATHAWAY Edgar

MOODY Fred J.

TAYLOR William

CLARKE William Gibb

HAYWARD Ernest

MORETON R.

THOMPSON George Wilfred

CLEGG Harold

HEMNELL Russell Johnson

MORRISON Sydney F.

THOMSON Robert John

COCK John Gilbert

HESHAM Frank James

MUNDAY James R.

TOAL James

CODLING Rowland James

HEWITSON Robert

NASH Robert Albert

TOMKINS Albert James

COLEMAN Ernest Herbert

HODGE William John

NEWTON Thomas

UPEX Dick

COLPUS Ernest Harry

HODGES Arthur

NISBET David Beveridge

VINTEN Alfred Edward

CRETNEY John Thomas

HODGKINSON Albert Victor

NIXON John

WALKER Albert

CRITCHER Charles Edward

HOLLIDGE Charles William

PACE Arthur

WARDLAW Thomas James

DAVIDSON Andrew

HOLMAN Edward

PAGE Percival Edmund

WATSON Guy Harold

DAWSON Harold

HULLOCK James

PAYNE H.G. WATSON Joseph

DOWNING Samuel

HUMPHREYS Arthur William

PEART John Charles

WEAVER John A.

EGGETT John Henry

HUNTER George Charles

POTTS Edward Jones

WEBBER George Albert

ELLISON Thomas Henry Jack

HUTCHINS Arthur Victor

PRICE Edward

WEIR Alexander

EVANS Robert Owen

JACKMAN Vincent

RAMSAY James Low

WILLIAMSON Ernest Clarke

EVERIST Frank James

JEX William

RAYNER Walter Jesse

WISEMAN Alfred

FENTON Frederick

KERNS Frank

REYNOLDS William

WOLSTENHOLME Samuel

FORDHAM Norman Mills

KING Arthur George

ROMAIN Charles Frederick

WOOD Norman Arthur
  KINGABY Herbert Charles Lawrence ROSE Arthur WOOLDRIDGE William Thomas
  KIRBY William ROUSE Frederick William  YENSON Philip Owen (William)