Peter Croker

Peter Croker
Personal information
Full name Peter Harry Lewis Croker[1]
Date of birth (1921-12-21)21 December 1921[1]
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, England
Date of death 7 December 2011(2011-12-07) (aged 89)[1]
Place of death Bexley, England
Playing position Fullback
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bromley
1946–1952 Charlton Athletic 59 (0)
1952–1953 Watford 23 (0)
Gravesend & Northfleet
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Peter Harry Lewis Croker (21 December 1921 – 7 December 2011) was an English footballer born in Kingston, Surrey,[2] who played as a fullback in the Football League for Charlton Athletic and Watford and in non-league football for Bromley and Gravesend & Northfleet.[3][4] Prior to his death, he was the last survivor from Charlton's 1947 FA Cup Final-winning team.[5][6][7]

He missed the 1946 FA Cup Final through injury. His great nephew Eric Dier is also a professional footballer. His brother Ted Croker was the Secretary of The Football Association between 1973 and 1989.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Peter Croker". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Roster: Peter Croker". Charlton Athletic Former Players Association. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  3. ↑ "Charlton Athletic : 1946/47 – 2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  4. ↑ "Watford : 1946/47 – 2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  5. ↑ Atkin, Ronald (20 February 2005). "Back-to-front Dublin dumbfounds Charlton". The Independent. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  6. ↑ "Addicks mourn Cup legend Johnson". Bexley Times. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  7. ↑ Wright, Matt (8 December 2011). "Club saddened by Croker's death". Charlton Athletic Football Club. Retrieved 8 December 2011.


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