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Joseph Crozier (2 December 1914 – 27 July 1985) was a Scottish professional footballer who made 200 appearances in the Football League for Brentford as a goalkeeper. Crozier has been described as Brentford's best-ever goalkeeper and he is a member of the club's Hall of Fame.[2][3] He represented Scotland in wartime international matches.

Joe Crozier

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Crozier[1]
Date of birth	(1914-12-02)2 December 1914
Place of birth	Coatbridge, Scotland
Date of death	27 July 1985(1985-07-27) (aged 70)[1]
Place of death	Greenwich, England
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1934	Strathclyde
1934–1937	East Fife	95	(0)
1937–1949	Brentford	200	(0)
1939–1941	→ Airdrieonians (guest)	59	(0)
1941–1942	→ Hibernian (guest)	43	(0)
1949–1951	Chelmsford City
1951–1953	Kidderminster Harriers
1953–1955	Ashford Town	25	(0)
National team
1943–1944	Scotland (wartime)	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Crozier began his career at junior team Strathclyde and moved to Scottish League Second Division club East Fife in 1934.[4] He made 100 appearances for the club and earned a £1,000 move to English top-flight club Brentford in May 1937.[5] Either side of the Second World War, Crozier made 224 appearances for the Bees.[6] As a testament to his longevity, Crozier made 114 of his 200 league appearances consecutively.[2] During the war, Crozier played as a guest at Hibernian and Airdrieonians.[7][8] He departed Brentford in 1949 and ended his career with spells at non-League clubs Chelmsford City, Kidderminster Harriers and Ashford Town.[9][10][11]

International career

Crozier won three unofficial caps for Scotland in three wartime internationals versus England in 1943 and 1944.[12] He conceded 16 goals in three defeats.[12] The final match at Hampden Park in April 1944 was witnessed by a wartime record 133,000 crowd.[13]

Personal life

Crozier served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.[14] After retiring from football, he became managing director of Cory Lighterage and a Freeman of the City of London.[2]

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
East Fife	1934–35[5]	Scottish Second Division	31	0	1	0	—		32	0
	1935–36[5]		33	0	1	0	—		34	0
	1936–37[5]		31	0	3	0	—		34	0
	Total		95	0	5	0	—		100	0
Brentford	1937–38[6]	First Division	35	0	4	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	40	0
	1938–39[6]		42	0	1	0	—		43	0
	1945–46[6]	—			8	0	—		8	0
	1946–47[6]	First Division	42	0	4	0	—		46	0
	1947–48[6]	Second Division	40	0	2	0	—		42	0
	1948–49[6]		41	0	4	0	—		45	0
	Total		200	0	23	0	1	0	224	0
Ashford Town	1953–54[11]	Kent League	15	0	3	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	19	0
	1954–55[11]		10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
	Total		25	0	3	0	1	0	29	0
Career total			320	0	31	0	2	0	353	0

Honours

• Brentford Hall of Fame[3]

References

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