Joe Crozier (footballer)

Joe Crozier

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Crozier
Date of birth	(1914-12-02)2 December 1914
Place of birth	Coatbridge, Scotland
Date of death
Place of death	Greenwich, England
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Strathclyde
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1934–1937	East Fife
1937–1949	Brentford	200	(0)
1940–1941	→ Airdrieonians (guest)
1941–1942	→ Hibernian (guest)
1949–1951	Chelmsford City
	Kidderminster Harriers
	Ashford Town (Kent)
International career
1943–1944	Scotland (wartime)	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joe Crozier was a Scottish football goalkeeper who made 200 appearances in the Football League for Brentford. Having made the majority of his Brentford appearances in the club's only spell in the English top-flight, Crozier has been described as the club's best ever goalkeeper. He represented Scotland at international level.

Playing career

Crozier began his career at junior team Strathclyde and moved to Scottish Division Two side East Fife in 1934. He earned a £1000 move to English top-flight side Brentford in 1937, replacing fellow Scottish goalkeeper Jim Mathieson. Crozier made 225 appearances for the Bees, either side of the Second World War. As a testament to his longevity, Crozier made 114 of his 200 league appearances consecutively. During the war, Crozier played on loan at Hibernian and Airdrieonians. He departed Brentford in 1949 and saw out his career with spells at non-league sides Chelmsford City, Kidderminster Harriers and Ashford Town (Kent).

International career

Crozier won three unofficial caps for Scotland in three wartime internationals versus England in 1943 and 1944. He conceded 16 goals in three defeats. The final match at Hampden Park in April 1944 was witnessed by a wartime record 133000 crowd.

Personal life

After his retirement from football. Crozier became managing director of Cory Lighterage and a Freeman of the City of London.