Geoff Crudgington

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Geoff Crudgington
Personal information
Full name Geoff Crudgington
Date of birth (1952-02-14) 14 February 1952 (age 71)
Place of birth Wolverhampton, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1969–1972 Aston Villa 4 (0)
1970–1971Bradford City (loan) 1 (0)
1971Toronto Metros (loan) [2] 6 (0)
1972–1978 Crewe Alexandra 236 (0)
1978–1979 Swansea City 52 (0)
1979–1988 Plymouth Argyle 326 (0)
Total625(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Geoff Crudgington (born 14 February 1952) is an English former professional footballer who made 633 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Aston Villa, Bradford City, Toronto Metros, [2] Crewe Alexandra, Swansea City and Plymouth Argyle. He went on to become Football in the Community officer and goalkeeping coach at Plymouth Argyle. [3] [4] Crudgington served as the club's Chief Scout from May 2010 until January 2011 when, as a result of the club's financial difficulties, he left the club by mutual consent. [5]

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References

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  4. "Past Players". Swansea City A.F.C. Archived from the original on 10 July 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
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