Sammy Crooks was an international footballer who represented England 26 times scoring 7 goals. His first cap was against Scotland on 5th April 1930 at 22 years old, and his last was vs Hungary on 2nd December 1936 aged 28. Crooks, born on 16th January 1908, in Bearpark, County Durham, has a FA Legacy Number of 551 and played as a Outside Right for his country.
Sammy Crooks - 26 caps (7 goals)
- Full Name: Samuel Dickinson Crooks
- Born: 16th January 1908, Bearpark, County Durham
- Died: 3rd February 1981, Belper aged 73
- England Career: 1930 - 1936
- Positions whilst with England: Outside Right
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Derby County (26)
- FA Legacy Number: 551
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Scotland (HC) on 5th April 1930 aged 22 years, 2 months, 20 days - Last Cap: v
Hungary (FR) on 2nd December 1936 aged 28 years, 10 months, 17 days - First Goal: v
Ireland (HC) on 20th October 1930 aged 22 years, 9 months, 4 days - Career Length: 6 years, 241 days
- Starts: 26
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 26
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 16
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- FriendlyFR
- 10
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 16
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 14
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 12
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 15
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 7
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Outside Right
- 26
- 7
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 26
- 7
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Committee- 26
- 7
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Harry Hibbs
- 17 Matches
- Alf Strange
- 17 Matches
- Ernie Blenkinsop
- 15 Matches
- Roy Goodall
- 14 Matches
- Eric Brook
- 10 Matches
- Cliff Bastin
- 10 Matches
- Eddie Hapgood
- 8 Matches
- Eric Houghton
- 7 Matches
- Aussie Campbell
- 6 Matches
- Tom Cooper
- 6 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 51 sources from 26 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- HUN, 6 - 2, 2nd Dec 1936 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 26.
Age: 28 years, 10 months, 17 days. 
WAL, 1 - 2, 17th Oct 1936 (HC) Derby County, Cap: 25.
Age: 28 years, 9 months, 1 day.- SCO, 1 - 1, 4th Apr 1936 (HC) Derby County, Cap: 24.
Age: 28 years, 2 months, 19 days. - WAL, 1 - 2, 5th Feb 1936 (HC) Derby County, Cap: 23.
Age: 28 years, 0 months, 20 days. - IRE, 2 - 1, 6th Feb 1935 (HC) Derby County, Cap: 22.
Age: 27 years, 0 months, 21 day. 
TCH, 1 - 2, 16th May 1934 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 21.
Age: 26 years, 4 months, 0 days.- HUN, 1 - 2, 10th May 1934 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 20.
Age: 26 years, 3 months, 25 days. - SCO, 3 - 0, 14th Apr 1934 (HC) Derby County, Cap: 19.
Age: 26 years, 2 months, 29 days. 
FRA, 4 - 1, 6th Dec 1933 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 18.
Age: 25 years, 10 months, 21 day.- WAL, 1 - 2, 15th Nov 1933 (HC) Derby County, Cap: 17.
Age: 25 years, 9 months, 30 days. - IRE, 3 - 0, 14th Oct 1933 (HC) Derby County, Cap: 16.
Age: 25 years, 8 months, 29 days. 
AUT, 4 - 3, 7th Dec 1932 (FR) 
Derby County, Cap: 15.
Age: 24 years, 10 months, 22 days.- WAL, 0 - 0, 16th Nov 1932 (HC) Derby County, Cap: 14.
Age: 24 years, 10 months, 0 days. - IRE, 1 - 0, 17th Oct 1932 (HC) Derby County, Cap: 13.
Age: 24 years, 9 months, 1 day. - SCO, 3 - 0, 9th Apr 1932 (HC) Derby County, Cap: 12.
Age: 24 years, 2 months, 24 days. 
ESP, 7 - 1, 9th Dec 1931 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 11.
Age: 23 years, 10 months, 24 days.- WAL, 3 - 1, 18th Nov 1931 (HC) Derby County, Cap: 10.
Age: 23 years, 10 months, 2 days. - IRE, 6 - 2, 17th Oct 1931 (HC) Derby County, Cap: 9.
Age: 23 years, 9 months, 1 day. 
BEL, 4 - 1, 16th May 1931 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 8.
Age: 23 years, 4 months, 0 days.- FRA, 2 - 5, 14th May 1931 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 7.
Age: 23 years, 3 months, 29 days. - SCO, 0 - 2, 28th Mar 1931 (HC) Derby County, Cap: 6.
Age: 23 years, 2 months, 12 days. - WAL, 4 - 0, 22nd Nov 1930 (HC) Derby County, Cap: 5.
Age: 22 years, 10 months, 6 days. - IRE, 5 - 1, 20th Oct 1930 (HC) Derby County, Cap: 4.
Age: 22 years, 9 months, 4 days. - AUT, 0 - 0, 14th May 1930 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 3.
Age: 22 years, 3 months, 29 days. 
GER, 3 - 3, 10th May 1930 (FR) Derby County, Cap: 2.
Age: 22 years, 3 months, 25 days.- SCO, 5 - 2, 5th Apr 1930 (HC) Derby County, Cap: 1.
Age: 22 years, 2 months, 20 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.