Frank Crampsey

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(Rear) Medal for winning the Scottish League Championship (1955-56) with Queens Park F.C. Frank Medal 2.jpg
(Rear) Medal for winning the Scottish League Championship (1955-56) with Queens Park F.C.

Frank Crampsey
Personal information
Date of birth (1932-05-03) 3 May 1932 (age 92)
Place of birth Cathcart, Scotland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1953 Arbroath 1 (0)
0000–1954 Ashfield
1954–1959 Queen's Park 111 (0)
1959 Falkirk 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank C. Crampsey (born 3 May 1932) is a Scottish retired amateur football goalkeeper who made over 110 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen's Park. [1] [2]

Contents

Personal life

Crampsey's older brother, Bob, was a football historian, author and broadcaster. [3] [4]

Honours

Queen's Park

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References

  1. 1 2 "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. Hosie, Rab. "Scottish Football Historical Archive – Scottish League appearance records – C". Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  3. "Bob Crampsey". Herald Scotland. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  4. "Obituary: John Valentine, footballer with Queen's Park, Rangers and St Johnstone". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  5. Queen's Park F.C. at the Football Club History Database