Ron Crisp

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Ron Crisp
Personal information
Full name Ronald James Crisp[1]
Date of birth (1938-09-24) 24 September 1938 (age 85)
Place of birth Datchet, England
Position(s) Utility player
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Dulwich Hamlet
1959–1960 Luton Town 0 (0)
1960–1965 Watford 89 (14)
1965–1966 Brentford 18 (0)
1967
Los Angeles Toros
 17 (1)
1968 San Diego Toros 32 (5)
1969 Orient 0 (0)
1969
Durban Spurs
1970 Bloemfontein City
1970–1971 Durban United
1972 East London United
1974 Port Elizabeth City
Managerial career
Glenwood
0000–1973 Juventus
1993–1994 Expro 91
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronald James Crisp (born 24 September 1938) is an English former

South Africa
.

Club career

Early years

Crisp began his career as an amateur at

Football League with Luton Town in November 1959.[2] He departed in 1960, having failed to make an appearance.[2]

Watford

Crisp signed for

wing half by incoming manager Bill McGarry in the following campaign, making 26 league appearances.[4] Crisp departed Watford in 1965, having made 102 appearances and scored 17 goals during his time with the Hornets.[3]

Brentford

Crisp signed for Third Division club Brentford in August 1965 for a £2,000 fee.[1] He failed to break into the team, making just 22 appearances and scoring one goal before departing in December 1966.[1] He spent much of his time with the reserve team, winning the 1966–67 London Challenge Cup with the team.[5]

United States

Crisp moved to the

North American Soccer League. Crisp was once again a standout player, making 32 appearances, scoring five goals and helping the club to the Pacific Division title.[6] The team went all the way to the NASL Final, but were beaten 3–0 on aggregate by Atlanta Chiefs. Crisp was named in the 1968 All-Star team.[8]

Return to England

Crisp returned to England in March 1969 to go on trial at Third Division club Orient.[9] He signed a contract, but bought himself out of it and departed the club without making an appearance.[9]

South Africa

Crisp moved to

Durban Spurs.[7][10] He had a good first season, winning the league title. Crisp moved to Bloemfontein City in 1970, but transferred mid-season to Durban Spurs United, with whom he remained until 1971.[2] Crisp had spells with East London United
and Port Elizabeth City in 1972 and 1974 respectively.

Coaching career

After winding down his playing career in South Africa, Crisp served as coach of Glenwood, Juventus (two spells) and Expro 81.[2]

Representative career

While with Watford, Crisp played for the Hertfordshire representative team.[2]

Personal life

Crisp lives in South Africa and is a sales executive for an office machine company in Durban.[2] He has been married twice and has two sons and one daughter.[4][10]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Watford
1960–61[3]
 Third Division 7 1 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 8 1
1961–62[3]
 Third Division 34 10 2 0 5 3 — 41 13
1962–63[3]
 Third Division 8 0 0 0 0 0 — 8 0
1963–64[3]
 Third Division 26 1 3 0 1 0 — 30 1
1964–65[3]
 Third Division 14 2 0 0 1 0 — 15 2
Total 89 14 5 0 7 3 1 0 102 17
Brentford 1965–66[11] Third Division 11 0 1 0 0 0 — 12 0
1966–67[11] Fourth Division 7 0 0 0 3 1 — 10 1
Total 18 0 1 0 3 1 — 22 1
Los Angeles Toros
 1967[6] National Professional Soccer League 17 1 — — — 17 1
San Diego Toros 1968[6]
North American Soccer League
 32 5 — — — 32 5
Total 49 6 — — — 49 6
Career total 156 20 6 0 10 4 1 0 173 24
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup
  2. Football League Cup
  3. Rigby-Taylor Cup

Honours

Brentford

Durban Spurs

Individual

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-0955294914
    .
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Players – Clark to Crussell" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. p. 38. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Seasons – 1960/61 to 1969/70" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. pp. 1–5. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d "Transformed stadium still echoes with memories of Crisp's stunner". Watford Observer. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  5. ^
    ISBN 1-874427-57-7
    .
  6. ^ a b c d "NASL Soccer North American Soccer League Players". nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  7. ^
    ISBN 0-9527458-0-1
    .
  8. ^ a b "NASL AllStar teams, all-time". Whitney, David. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  9. ^ a b "Where are they now ? February 2003". Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Where are they now?". wfc.net. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  11. ^
    ISBN 0951526200
    .
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