Ted Croker
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Edgar Alfred Croker CBE (13 February 1924 – 25 December 1992) was an English football player and administrator. He was Secretary of the Football Association from 1973 to 1989.
Life and career
Born in
Kingston-upon-Thames in 1924, Croker joined the RAF as a pilot in 1942. He sustained injuries in a crash which hampered his later football career. In the late 1940s and 1950s he played as a defender for Charlton Athletic, Dartford, Headington United (later Oxford United)[1] and Kidderminster Harriers
.
He lived in
Home International Championship
both occurred during his period of leadership.
His autobiography, The First Voice You Will Hear Is, was published on 7 September 1987.
In 1987, Croker became President of
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1989 Birthday Honours.[4]
Towards the end of his career Croker suffered from ill-health. He retired from the Football Association in February 1989, to be succeeded by Graham Kelly, who assumed the role of Chief Executive, rather than Secretary. Croker died at the age of 68 on Christmas Day in 1992.
His grandson,
1947 FA Cup Final.[5]
His name is often used as a form of cockney rhyming slang for a joker.
References
- The First Voice You Will Hear Is..., by Ted Croker, ISBN 0-00-218086-3
- †Cheltenham Town programme versus Worcester City, January 1993
Internet
- ^ "Statistics for Ted Croker". Rage Online. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ Main reference: CrokerFamily.co.uk website.
- ^ Charity Shield format, Croker's idea: TheFA.com website.
- ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 51772". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 1989. p. 7.
- Independent.co.uk. August 2014. Archivedfrom the original on 26 May 2022.
External links
- "Ted Croker". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
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