Jack Crayston was an international footballer who represented England 8 times scoring 1 goal. His first cap was against Germany on 4th December 1935 at 25 years old, and his last was vs Czechoslovakia on 1st December 1937 aged 27. Crayston, born on 9th October 1910, in Grange-over-Sands, Lancashire, has a FA Legacy Number of 618 and played as a Right Half for his country.
Jack Crayston - 8 caps (1 goal)
- Full Name: William John Crayston
- Born: 9th October 1910, Grange-over-Sands, Lancashire
- Died: 26th December 1992, aged 82
- England Career: 1935 - 1937
- Positions whilst with England: Right Half
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Arsenal (8)
- FA Legacy Number: 618
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Germany (FR) on 4th December 1935 aged 25 years, 1 month, 26 days - Last Cap: v
Czechoslovakia (FR) on 1st December 1937 aged 27 years, 1 month, 23 days - First Goal: v Czechoslovakia (FR) on 1st December 1937 aged 27 years, 1 month, 23 days
- Career Length: 1 year, 363 days
- Starts: 8
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 8
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- FriendlyFR
- 4
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 5
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 4
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Right Half
- 8
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 8
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Committee- 8
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Eddie Hapgood
- 5 Matches
- George Male
- 5 Matches
- Wilf Copping
- 5 Matches
- Jack Barker
- 4 Matches
- Cliff Bastin
- 4 Matches
- George Camsell
- 4 Matches
- Sam Barkas
- 4 Matches
- Eric Brook
- 4 Matches
- Jackie Bray
- 3 Matches
- Stanley Matthews
- 3 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)
- 16 sources from 8 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- TCH, 5 - 4, 1st Dec 1937 (FR)
Arsenal, Cap: 8.
Age: 27 years, 1 month, 23 days. 
WAL, 2 - 1, 17th Nov 1937 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 7.
Age: 27 years, 1 month, 8 days.
IRE, 5 - 1, 23rd Oct 1937 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 6.
Age: 27 years, 0 months, 14 days.
BEL, 2 - 3, 9th May 1936 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 5.
Age: 25 years, 7 months, 0 days.
AUT, 1 - 2, 6th May 1936 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 4.
Age: 25 years, 6 months, 28 days.
SCO, 1 - 1, 4th Apr 1936 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 3.
Age: 25 years, 5 months, 26 days.- WAL, 1 - 2, 5th Feb 1936 (HC) Arsenal, Cap: 2.
Age: 25 years, 3 months, 27 days. - GER, 3 - 0, 4th Dec 1935 (FR) Arsenal, Cap: 1.
Age: 25 years, 1 month, 26 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.