Ted Marcroft

Ted Marcroft
Personal information
Full name	Edward Hollows Marcroft
Date of birth	13 April 1910
Place of birth	Rochdale, England
Date of death	1975 (aged 64–65)
Place of death	Lancashire, England
Height	5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
1929–1930	Bacup Borough
1930–1931	Great Harwood
1931–1932	Middlesbrough
1932–1933	Queens Park Rangers
1933–1934	Cardiff City
1934–1935	Accrington Stanley
1935–1936	Bacup Borough
1936–1937	Rochdale
1937–1939	Macclesfield Town
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Hollows Marcroft (13 April 1910 – 1975) was an English professional footballer. During his career he played for several Football League clubs.

Career

Marcroft began his career playing in the Lancashire League for Bacup Borough and Great Harwood where his performances prompted First Division side Middlesbrough to sign him for £200.^[1]^[3] He made a goalscoring debut in January 1932, earning his side a point in a 1–1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday,^[4] but never played another senior game for the club before joining Queens Park Rangers in May 1932.^[1]

In 1933, he joined Third Division South side Cardiff City in a swap deal that saw George Emmerson move the other way. He featured heavily for the first team, making 28 league appearances during the 1933–34 season, but was released at the end of the campaign.^[1] He returned north, playing for Accrington Stanley, Bacup Borough and Rochdale before joining Macclesfield Town in August 1937.^[3] In two seasons, he played over 60 league games for Macclesfield before his career was ended by the outbreak of World War II.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 128–129. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
^ "Rochdale. Strong men for heavy ground". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xiii – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Silkmen archives – M". Silkmen Archives. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
^ Matthews, Tony (2014). Middlesbrough FC Miscellany. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1445641546.

[Hayes-1] Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 128–129. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.

[2] "Rochdale. Strong men for heavy ground". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xiii – via Newspapers.com.

[silkmen-3] "Silkmen archives – M". Silkmen Archives. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

[4] Matthews, Tony (2014). Middlesbrough FC Miscellany. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1445641546.

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